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UK households: ownership of tumble dryers 1995-2017

Percentage of households with tumble dryers in the United Kingdom from 1995 to 2017

The data displays the % of households in the UK that own a tumble dryer. In 1995, when this survey initiated, 50% of households owned a dryer. As of 2017, that number has increased slightly to 56% of households possessing a dryer. The market penetration was highest in the years 2006 and 2008 when 59% of households had a dryer.

1995-96	50
1996-97	51
1997-98	51
1998-99	51
1999-2000	52
2000-01	53
2001-02	54
2002-03	56
2003-04	57
2004-05	58
2005-06	58
2006	59
2007	57
2008	59
2009	58
2010	57
2011	56
2012	56
2013	56
2014	56
2015	56
2016	56
2017	56

UK households: ownership of tumble dryers 1995-2017

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