The graph below shows the percentage of households with different kinds of technology in the US from 1995 to 1999. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main feature and make comparions where relevant.

The line graph presented illustrates the proportion of

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in the U.S. that owned a washing machine, computer, phone, internet connection, and

DVD

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player from 1995 to 1999.

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, all of the technologies, with the exception of the

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player, showed an upward trend throughout the four-year period.

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, the percentage of

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with a

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player

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declined before experiencing an increase over the years. The ownership of washing machines and computers began at 40% and 60%, respectively, and steadily grew, finishing at 80% and 70% by 1999. In a similar vein, internet access started with one in ten

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in 1995 before consistently rising to 30% in 1998.

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figure

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surged significantly to reach 50% of

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in 1999. In 1995, just under 20% of

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owned a phone.

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percentage gradually increased to around 45% by 1998, peaking at approximately 75% of

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in 1999.

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players were owned by about 25% of homes in 1995. After a drop to less than 20% in 1996, ownership rose considerably to 40% of residents by 1999.