The table provided illustrates the proportion of household and electronic commodities in New Zealand in the years 2002 and 2020.
Overall, it is clear that all items have experienced a significant increase, except for one: the video recorder, which demonstrated a slight decline in 2020.
Firstly, the most noticeable upward trend was the substantial rise in cell phone ownership, which increased from 20% to 80% between 2002 and 2020, representing a growth of 60%. In contrast, the most notable downward trend was the decrease in video recorder ownership, which fell from 75% to 60% over the same period, marking a decline of 15%.
Another important change was the considerable growth of digital camera ownership between the two years, which rose from 2% to 40%, a total increase of 38%.
When considering other trends, the changes in the shares of the remaining items were less pronounced between 2002 and 2020. However, the other five categories also experienced a slight increase during this time.