The bar chart illustrates the household ownership of various goods in Europe from 2004 to 2008.
Overall, while TV was ranked first in terms of ownership, dishwasher was the least possesed good throughout the period. In addition, most goods experienced an upward trend with the exception of telephone, which decreased slightly.
In 2004, TV and telephone shared the first place with approximately 93%. The following places were occupied by CD player, microwave, and clothes dryer, with 73%, 65%, and 59%, respectively. Moreover, only about 37% of households in Europe were recorded possessing home computer. Mobile phone and dishwasher ownership were the least, making up roughly 30% and 24%, in that order.
In 2008, while almost every households had a TV in their house, the possession of telephone slightly dropped to 91%. The figures for CD player, microwave, and clothes dryer significantly climbed to 76%, 70%, and 65%, respectively. Meanwhile, the percentage of home computer nearly doubled, reaching 75% of the total households in Europe. Similarly, the proportion of mobile phone rose dramatically, hitting 88% by the end of the period. At the bottom, the share of dishwasher increased to 30%.