Well for cars in the UK, https://www.racfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/car-ownership-in-great-britain-leibling-171008-report.pdf https://www.racfound

Well for cars in the UK, https://www.racfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/car-ownership-in-great-britain-leibling-171008-report.pdf https://www.racfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/car... shows what I thought and that is car ownership per household has increased in the UK since 1985. Equally, whilst comparing money and inflation etc, you also need to factor in the increase in `standards` and by that, things like TV, phones, transport.... and compare to the past period. Heck, give it a few years and if you don't own a 4k TV, fiber internet and a 5G smartphone - you will be classed as living in poverty in the UK. Many things have become cheaper over time, which has also seen social patterns change. Less pubs and pub usage, though offset that with restaurant usage and you see how in some ways, it is hard to compare A to B, when their makeup is different that the aspect you can compare, become blurred in interpretation. Thus whilst you could say things like the headline, the nuances become much harder the further you compare.