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This chart shows the estimated ownership of six classes of domestic appliance. The chart has an x-axis running from 1970 to 2016. The y-axis runs from zero to 70 million. The number of televisions, shown in black, rises almost linearly from about 18 million in 1970 to just over 65 million in 2016. The number of fridges and freezers, shown in dark blue, rises from about 11 million in 1970 to 24 million in 1980 and then more slowly to 43 million in 2016. The number of washing machines, shown in light blue, rises from about 12 million in 1970 to 22 million in 2016. The number of washer-dryers and tumble dryers, shown in light purple, rises from almost zero in 1970 to about 10 million in 1990, 12 million in 2000 and 18 million in 2016. The number of microwave cookers, shown in red, increases from almost zero in 1970 and 1980 to about 12 million in 1990, 20 million in 2000 and 24 million in 2016. The number of home computers, shown in dark green, rises from almost zero in 1970 and 1980 to 4 million in 1990, 11 million in 2000, 30 million in 2010 and 40 million in 2016.