The tables depict the proportion of household and electronic products between 2002 and 2020 in New Zealand.
Overall, it is clear that the ownership rate of electronic products increased, except for the video recorder which witnessed a significant decline throughout the year. Additionally, washing machines were initially the most prevalent item before being surpassed by color TVs by 2020.
In 2002, the proportion of households with the washing machine accounted for 97% , which was the highest rate. 95% of households owned color tv, being the second-highest. This was significantly higher than the ownership rate of video recorders, at 75%. This was followed by that of computers and dish washers, standing at 50% and 45%, respectively. By contrast, the proportions of households with cellphones and digital cameras were comparatively low, with the figure for digital cameras being the highest, at 20% and 2%, respectively.
In 2020, the washing machine was up to 1% while the color tv peaked at 99% and was the highest proportion. Moreover, the figure of 78% and 80% was recorded by computer and cell phone . Besides, video recorder and dishwasher , standing at 60% and 55%. Finally, a dramatical rise was recorded by digital camera with the figure of 40% and it was the lowest compared to others.
