The line graph compares the cost of color TV and black and white TV to the average monthly salary of a Japanese person, starting from 1970 and ending in 2000.
Overall, it is notable that while the price for both types of TV witnessed declines, the average Japanese’s income saw an upward trend. Consequently, the figure for the income of Japanese had surpassed the others to become the highest figure
In the beginning, a black and white TV cost around 110 yen, it then experienced a significant decline down to 40 yen at around the 80′. Subsequently, the figure for a non-color TV continued to decrease gradually for the next 20 years, and it ended at 20 yen by the year 2000. Meanwhile, color TV only started to appear in 1980; at that time its price at the time was 100 yen. Afterward, its price only continued to drop until 2000, when its price had been reduced to around 50 yen.
Unlike the aforementioned expense of TV, the average Japanese’s income started at only 20 yen in 1970. However, it steadily grew for 2 decades to approximately 30 yen, before experiencing a drastic increase to 70 yen in 2000, ranking the largest figure at the end of the period.
