The given bar chart illustrates the portion of households in one country that had different goods from 2001 to 2008.
Overall, it is clear that the share of telephone saw a slight decline, while other domestic appliances increased gradually throughout the period. Furthermore, the telephone was the most popular item in 2001 while the internet was uncommon at that time. Additionally, telephone, microwave, and CD player were the most used items in 2001 and still maintained that position for 7 years.
In 2001, telephone, microwave, and CD player were the most popular appliances in this country, which stood at about 95%, 80%, and 70%, respectively. In addition, the clothes dryer was also relatively used, occupying 60%, just less than the CD player by about 10%. Finally, the internet at that time was the least used, with only 10% of households using this product.
Seven years later, telephone, microwave and CD player still dominated the proportion of domestic products in this country, all standing at 90%. Furthermore, the share of mobile phone, and the internet saw the most considerable increase at this time, standing at 80% and 70%, respectively. Additionally, the home computer rate also saw a relatively large rise, accounting for 80%, more than two times compared to 7 years ago. By contrast, the clothes dryer rate experienced a relatively small growth, while the rate of dishwashers rose four times but was the least used at this time.