Band 6+: The graph below shows the percentage of households with different kinds of technology in the UK from 1997 to 2001. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

he given line graph demonstrates the proportions of different types of gadgets over a 5-years period, commencing in 1997.

Overall, it is readily apparent that there was an increase in the number of U.S. households that used technological devices, including CD players, telephones, computers, and the internet, during the period shown. Another key feature is that the CD player was the most prevailing item.

It is true that the percentage of CD player users and computers witnessed modest changes. In 1997, the statistic for families having a CD player was 60%, with a subsequent slight growth to 70% in 1999, and a rise to 80% by the end of the period shown. Similarly, the figure for those using computers showed a gradual growth trend, from 40% in 1997 to 70% at the end of the survey.

When it comes to households using the internet, telephone, DVD player, they recorđed sharp growth. In the year of 1997, the number of internet users in the U.S. rose by 50% to reach a peak of 60% in 2001. Regarding the percentages for those using telephones and DVD players, they showed a gradual decrease of around 8% in 1998. After which, while the share of telephone users surged to 70%, the figure for DVD players ended the period at 40%