Band 8+: Task 1 - Static Chart Assignment You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. The chart below shows the percentage of households in Country X owning different types of electronic devices in 2005 and 2020. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. Write at least 150 words.

The bar chart illustrates the percentage of households in the USA buying different types of electronic gadgets in 2005 and 2020.

Overall, the highest figure stood at 55% for desktop computers while the lowest rate was 5% for smart TVs in 2005. When it comes to the year 2020, smartphone purchases were recorded at 75%, which was the largest proportion. However, the opposite pattern was observed in the ownership of desktop computers in 2020, which stood at 40%.

Looking first at buying electronic devices in 2020, there was a greater tendency to purchase electronics compared to the 2005. Smartphones ownership had the highest proportion at 75%, followed by laptop purchases, which were at 65%. The figure for desktop computers and the rate for tablets reached approximately the same amount. The ownership of smart TVs accounted for 50%.

In 2005, there was a massive gap between the highest and lowest figures, which stood at 55% and 5% respectively, followed by the amount of laptop ownership at 25%. Besides, a similar trend was observed in the figure for smartphones and tablets roughly at 10%.