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

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of families that had different devices in five categories between 1995 and 1999. Generally, whilst the advanced inventions exhibited different trends over the given period, they all experienced an

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upward trajectory.

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, the pace of growth varied, with some of them showing a more rapid increase than others. As the graph illustrates,

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personal computers and washing machines began as the leading technologies in 1995, at 40% and 60% respectively, they

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followed noticeably different trajectories over the next four years. Despite the washing machine having a remarkable rise to nearly 69% by 1996, it remained stable for two years.

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, the

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picked up after 1997, which ultimately drove the percentage of ownership to a peak of 80% by the end of the period. By 1998, the figure for computers experienced a gradual increase to slightly under 60%, followed by a sharp growth to around 70% in 1999.

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, the figures for phone, internet, and DVD player were lower. The

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for phone was

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recorded at almost 18%, before jumping to 45% after three years and continued to approximately 75% in 1999. The Internet's figure climbed from 10% to almost 18%, remaining steady until 1997, followed by a steady increase to 50% by 1999. The

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of DVD players declined from 25% to 15% in 1996, and later increased steadily to 40% in 1999.