The table presents information about the ownership of durables by consumers in Britain between 1971 and 1983, expressed in percentages.
Overall, the highest percentages were recorded by television, vacuum cleaner, and refrigerator, whereas video and dishwasher had the lowest figures. Moreover, the telephone household ownership maintained the most significant increasing trend.
Initially, the television market started with the highest figure among others (93%) and increased by 3%, remaining stable 96% between 1976 and 1978. Afterward, this index rose to 1% and stayed constant until 1982; ultimately, it accounted at 98% in the final year. The vacuum cleaner started with 87%, while the refrigerator showed 73% in 1871. This indicator rose to 92% and remained steady from 1976 to 1978, equaling the ownership rate of refrigerators recorded for 1979. The last given information about the vacuum cleaner was the 95% of ownership in 1982. The refrigerator accounted for 93% of household ownership in 1981 and 1982. Even though refrigerator ownership rose by 1% in the following years, it remained lower than that of the vacuum cleaner a year before.
The washing machine had shown a 66% rate before experiencing a growing trend, reaching 74% in 1976 and an even further rise to 75% in 1978. In the next year, this figure fell to 1%, and in the final year, this index climbed to 80%. The proportion for the telephone began 42% and rose to 50% in 1974, and for 4% in the following year. Between 1981 and 1983, this measure had been growing from 75% to 1% each year, eventually reaching 77%. The central heating figure was initially 33%, and it rose for 10% by the next year. Finally, this number accounted for 60% in 1982, and increased by 4% more in 1983.
The given information about the video household ownership includes only 18% figure in 1983. The data about the ownership proportion of the dishwasher started at 3% in 1978 and 1979; it rose by 1% and remained stable for two years, then increased again.