The bar chart compares the proportion of households possessing technology goods in a particular country in 2001 and 2008, categorized into eight types of household items.
Overall, telephones consistently had the highest ownership rate throughout the period, while dishwashers had the lowest. The proportion of households owning most items increased over the period, with mobile phones recording the most substantial growth, whereas telephone ownership declined slightly.
Looking at the items with the largest rises, mobile phones had the second-lowest ownership rate, at 20% in 2001, before rising sharply to 80% in 2008. The figures for internet access and dishwasher ownership were both 10% in 2001, the lowest figures among the eight categories. After that, the former rocketed to 60%, while the latter rose to 40% in 2008, making dishwashers the least commonly owned item in both years. The percentage of households owning a home computer stood at 40% in 2001 and doubled to 80% in 2008.
Turning to the items with smaller increases, almost all households owned a telephone, at 95% in 2001 and 90% in 2008, making telephones the most widely owned item throughout the period. The figures for microwaves and CD players converged at 90% in 2008, up from 80% and 70%, respectively, in 2001. The percentage of families owning a clothes dryer increased slightly by ten percentage points, from 60% to 70% between 2001 and 2008.