The bar chart compares the proportion of households which owned eight different commodities in a European country from 2004 to 2008.
Overall, there was a clear upward trend in almost consumer goods, except for telephones, which declined slightly over the period. In addition, while televisions remained the most widely owned in both years, dishwashers had the lowest level of ownership.
Initially, a huge distance can be observed between mobile phones and home computers. The proportion of mobile phones rose dramatically, from 30% in 2004 to 90% in 2008. Similarly, a sharp grow was seen in the level of home computers over the same period. Additionally, both clothes dryers and dish washers were comparatively high in both years. Even though dish washers remained the least owned in European nation.
In terms of the more commonly items. Televisions was the highest percentage among eight different products, which increased gradually from 90% in 2004 to approximately 100% in 2008. Meanwhile, the level of clothes dryers was lower than that of televisions. The figure grew slightly in both years, at around 60% and 70%. In addition, microwaves and CD players were also relatively high during the same period, whereas a slight fall can be witnessed in telephones.