The table below shows the consumer durables (telephone, refrigerator, etc.) owned in Britain from 1972 to 1983. Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information shown below.

The table below shows the consumer durables (telephone, refrigerator, etc.) owned in Britain from 1972 to 1983. Write a report for a university lecturer 

describing the information shown below.
This
figure represents the items owned and their popularity in English households, following the trends from 1972 until 1983.
Overall
, eight different devices are listed and the prevalence of their usage throughout each year is reported. Among the eight technologies presented, six have been in use since 1972 but two of the remaining, video and dishwasher, have not been introduced til much later. Dishwashers not only got into homes as late as 1978 but they
also
got used much less comparatively. Among the six items that have been present since 1972, televisions and vacuum cleaners had the highest demand through the years leading to little change in their popularity. Telephones, refrigerators and washing machines,
although
not as popular, show the same trend.
Nevertheless
, the most interesting rise belongs to central heating with a jump from 37 % in 1972 to 64% in 1983. In conclusion, based on the data provided, nearly every item introduced to make
everyday’s
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life simpler has been on the rise.
While
dishwashers and videos are still fairly new; items like TVs and refrigerators have been the most sought after with washing machines, phones and heating systems following closely .
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Vocabulary: The word "trends" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "rise" was used 2 times.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • Consumer durables
  • Annual trends
  • Ownership percentage
  • Notable increases/decreases
  • Milestones
  • Initial/final ownership
  • Comparative analysis
  • Significant changes
  • Overall trend
  • Shifts in ownership
  • Patterns in data
  • Year-on-year analysis
  • Implications
  • Data highlights
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