The graph below shows in percentage terms the changing patterns of domestic access to modern technology in homes in the UK. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant

The following illustration shows the

percentage

of

people

that have

access

to modern

technology

in their houses in the UK, from 1996 until 2003. The graph includes the following modern

technology

items

CD

player, mobile phone, home computer and

internet

access

.

Overall

, we can observe an upward trend in each item's popularity. The most popular modern

technology

in 1996 was

CD

players and it remained the same in 2003, too. The least popular item in 1996 was mobile phones, unlike in 2003 which was

internet

access

.

Internet

access

was invented in 1998 and after we can see a gradual increase in its

percentage

. In 1998 only about 10% of

people

had

internet

access

, but in 2002/03 it was more than 40%. The popularity of mobile phones was fluctuating from 1996/97 until 2000/01. After we can observe a slight increase in the

percentage

of

people

's

access

to mobile phones. About 20% of the population of the UK possessed a home computer. But

this

percentage

has risen gradually. And ended up with approximately 60% of the population owning it. The

last

modern

technology

item

that is

depicted in the illustration is the

CD

player. 60% of English

people

had a

CD

player in 1996/97 and more than 80% of

people

had one in 2002/03.