The given table depicts domestic of electronic products in New Zealand for the years 2002 and 2020. The goods considered are washing machines, color TVs, computers, cell phones, video recorders, dishwashers and digital camera. The data is represented in percentage
It is evident that althrough color television and washing machines were the most commonly used home applances earlier, digital cameras and cell phones gained popularity with the passage of time
In 2002, homeholds with a washing machine and color television were 97% and 95% respectively, and their demand increased only slightly with ownership going up to 98% and 99% in 2020, However, for digital cameras, which were the least purchased of item in 2002, 2% of households owned one, there was a major spike in demand with 40% of household having it in 2020. A similar trend was observed in the case of cell phones where the ownership surged from 20% in 2002 to 80% in 2020
On the contrary, video recorders, the third most popular electronic gadget in 2002 with 75% of household owning them, went down to 60% in 2020. Owner of dishwashers have a marginal increase from 45% to 55%. However, computers gained major importance with 78% of families having one in 2020