The table illustrates the distribution of households with electronic commodities in a specific country between 1997 and 2002.
Overall, except for video, all figures witnessed an upward trend. In addition, the washing machine and video, and TV were the largest electronic goods, whereas the reverse was true for the digital camera.
In terms of the highest proportion, the washing machine had the majority of electronic gadgets, at 97%; this was around 8% more than video and TV, at 87% for each. Toward the end of the period, the washing machine remained unchanged, while the video decreased significantly to 78%, and the latter increased to match the washing machine.
Turning to the lowest proportion, dish-washing machine and personal computer stood at approximately 50%, both figures witnessed a twofold rise over the period, at 90%. Digital cameras had the least household goods at 2% in 1997, it dramatic change to 39% in 2002.
