The graph below shows the average monthly salary and the prices of black and white and colour TV in Japanese yen from 1953 to 1973. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant

The graph below shows the average monthly salary and the prices of black and white and colour TV in Japanese yen from 1953 to 1973.

 Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant
The graph illustrates the average monthly wage and the cost of two different kinds of
TV
in Japan between 1953 and 1973.
Overall
, the proportion of black and white
TV
and coloured
TV
showed a gradual fall in prices,
while
the percentage of salaries increased. In 1953 the payment rate was approximately 25
yen
and gently rose from 1953 until 1963 after that the growth was rapid throughout the period, in 1963 the salary rate and the black & white cost were exactly the same 60
yen
,
moreover
in 1968 the percentage both of the wage and coloured
tv
was 100
yen
.
Finally
, the highest proportion of payments
at the end
of the period in 1973 was 180
yen
.
Also
in 1953 the black and white price was 100 ye, there was a sharp fall in the cost until 1968 after that the decline was marginal,
furthermore
, in nearly 1958 the coloured
TV
was 180 and had a wild decrease to 1963, and to the end 1973 the decline was slight.
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