The table indicates the percentage of durable goods owned by households in Britain from 1972 to 1983.
Based on the table, the percentage of households owning a central heating throughout the years showed an increasing trend from approximately 30% to 64%. The percentage in 1983 was doubled the percentage in 1972. The similar trend occurred on the durable good, telephone in which its percentage in 1972 and 1983 were 42% and 77% respectively. Television was the durable good with the highest percentage of ownership in the households over the course of years in contrast to the other goods. The table showed the percentages of television between 1972 and 1983 were in the range of 93% and 98%.
One of the most striking features portrayed by the table was that the vacuum cleaner was having a rise in its percentage owning by households from the year 1972 to the year 1982 with the exception that the percentage in 1983 was zero percent. The dishwasher was owned by households since 1978 with a percentage of 3% and its percentage remained constant in the remaining years. Another surprising feature worth to mention was that the video was owned by households only in 1983 with a percentage of 18%. The other two consumer durables which were refrigerator and washing machine were showing an inkling trend throughout the years. It is said the trends of these two durable goods were similar to the trends of central heating and telephone.
The
table
indicates the
percentage
of
durable
goods
owned
by
households
in Britain from 1972 to 1983.
Based on the
table
, the
percentage
of
households
owning a central heating throughout the years
showed
an increasing
trend
from approximately 30% to 64%. The
percentage
in 1983
was doubled
the
percentage
in 1972. The similar
trend
occurred on the
durable
good
, telephone in which its
percentage
in 1972 and 1983 were 42% and 77%
respectively
. Television was the
durable
good
with the highest
percentage
of ownership in the
households
over the course of years
in contrast
to the other
goods
. The
table
showed
the
percentages
of television between 1972 and 1983 were in the range of 93% and 98%.
One of the most striking features portrayed by the
table
was that the vacuum cleaner was having a rise in its
percentage
owning by
households
from the
year
1972 to the
year
1982 with the exception that the
percentage
in 1983 was zero percent. The dishwasher was
owned
by
households
since 1978 with a
percentage
of 3% and its
percentage
remained constant in the remaining years. Another surprising feature worth to mention was that the video was
owned
by
households
only
in 1983 with a
percentage
of 18%. The other two consumer
durables
which were refrigerator and washing machine were showing an inkling
trend
throughout the years. It
is said
the
trends
of these two
durable
goods
were similar to the
trends
of central heating and telephone.
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