The bar chart illustrates the proportion of different types of domestic appliances owned by families in a particular nation in the period from 2001 to 2008.
Overall, it is readily apparent that most households increasingly acquired modern appliances throughout, with the exception of telephone possessions with a small decrease. In addition, technological gadgets such as mobile phone, the Internet and home computer became more popular among domestic owners.
To be more specific, telephone was the most common domestic items in 2001 when this figure stood at over 90% and saw a slight decrease by 10% in 2008. Looking at microwave and CD player, the former started at exactly 80% of households belonging, whereas that of the latter began at 10% lower, in the first year. Both two figures consistently increased to precisely 90% in the last year.
Furthermore, although mobile phone and the Internet were the least common items among family owners, at just around 24% and 10% in 2010, in turn, these figures experienced a significant growth to 80% and 60%, which increased sixfold compared to the previous year. Mirroring the same trajectory, home computer began at and over 20% in the first decade before experiencing the remarkable rise to over 60% for the former and exact 40% for the latter by 2008. Finally, clothes dryer was still essential for those people, which dated ranging from 60% to 70%, with a small growth.