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The ownership of consumer durables in the UK continued to increase into 2005-06.

The proportion of households owning a home computer rose from 62 per cent to 65 per cent between 2004-05 and 2005-06 and from 33 per cent in 1998-99. The percentage of households with an internet connection also rose, from 10 per cent in 1998-99 to 55 per cent in 2005-06.

In the highest income group, 95 per cent of households owned a home computer and 93 per cent had an internet connection. This compares t...

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