The provided chart illustrates the proportion of households owning various items in a European country between 2004 and 2008.
Overall, the figures for microwave, Compact Disc (CD) player, Television (TV) and Telephone were the largest throughout the surveyed time, the opposite is true for the remaining categories. There is a slight decrease witnessed by the percentage of Telephone, while others experienced an upward trend.
Looking at the categories namely TV, Telephone, Microwave, and CD player. In 2004, the proportion of TV and telephone were approximately 90% and 85% respectively. In addition, there was a slight increase in TV, roughly 10%, while telephone saw a small decrease of nearly 80%. Moreover, Microwave constituted nearly 65% in 2004, then it grew by 70% in 2008. Similarly, CD Player has the same trend as Microwave when it accounted for 70% of total items before it increased by 5% in the final year.
Turning to four rest categories, Mobile Phone, Dishwasher, and Home Computer accounted for roughly 30% in the first year. Then, the figure for Home Computer significantly peaked at nearly 60%, which doubled its share in 2008. Similarly, an even more significant growth to over 75% was witnessed by the proportion of Mobile Phone. In contrast, Dishwasher and Clothes Dryer gradually grew by a small percentage, approximately 5%.