The graph below shows the percentage of households with different kinds of technology in the U.S. from 1995 to 1999. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The line graph compares the six different kinds of technology in the United States of America between 1995 and 1999.

Overall

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it is clear that

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the proportion of washing machines was the highest over the four-year period. Meanwhile, there was an increasing trend in each technology. Looking at the chart in more detail, the figure for washing machines started at 60% in 1995, and it reached its peak at 80% after four years. In 1995, the computer was the second highest number, with 40%, but it was surpassed by the phone around 1998.

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, the phone climbed to its peak about 75% in 1999.

Moreover

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, the percentage of the Internet was the lowest in 1995.

However

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, it overtook the DVD player in 1996. One year later, the DVD player contained the same proportion as the Internet during the next

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year, and the number grew from 20% to 30%.

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, the figure for the Internet increased faster than the DVD player after 1998, and it stood at 50% in 1999.