The line graph depicts the changes in the distribution of items in households in a particular nation between 2001 and 2008.
Overall, all the exmamined goods displayed an upward trend except for the telephone, which was observed in an opposite pattern over the period shown. However, the majority of families using telephone in 2001, before the figures for both CD player and microwave items shared the top positions in the next seven years.
In 2001, the telephone dominated the appliances at roughly 95%, followed by microwave at about 80%, and CD at 70% . By contrast, Internet ranked the lowest domestic good, standing at just 10%, while the proportions of the dishwasher, mobile phone and home computer lagged at approximately 20%, 26%, and 35%, respectively.
In the year 2008, the telephone experienced a slight decline to 90%, corresponding to a dramatic growth in microwave and CD player, while clothes dyer usage increased gradually from 60% to 70%. In addition, there was a noticeable figures for mobile phone ownership and Internet connectivity, which soaring to 80% and 60%, respectively. Similarly, home computers used grew to 65% and the proportion of dishwashers rose at 2 percentage points.