Th e diagram above displays the ratio of families that had ceratin supply available throughout the years 2001 to 2008.
Most goods availability rose within those seven years, all except telephones. The items that represented a great increase in consumerism were mobile phones, home computers, internet, and dishwashers. While other items such as clothes dryers, CD players, and microwaves experienced a subtle rise since 2001.
In 2001, telephones were at the top of the list of goods within most households with over ninety percent of houses including it. Next on the list was microwaves which had a percentage of 80%, then CD players with a percentage of 70%. Clothes dryer were required in 6 of 10 houses, followed by home computers, mobile phones, dishwashers, and internet with relative percentages of 30%, 25%, 20% , and below 10%.
However, seven years later, telephones consumption slightly decreased. Clothes dryers consumption, on the other hand, rose by approximately 10%. Mobile phones and internt availability within households grew the most with around 60% increase, while microwaves, CD players, home computers, and dishwashers grew only an average of 20%.