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U.S. Appliance Industry Shipment Statistics
Factory Unit Shipments for April 2005 - Revised

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(Includes revised shipments for Gas Surface Cooking Units and Refrigerators.)

	APRIL			YEAR TO DATE
Appliance	2005	2004	CHANGE	2005	2004	CHANGE
Free-standing electric ranges	339,200	332,700	2.0%	1,434,000	1,439,800	-0.4%
Built-in electric ranges	70,900	70,300	0.9%	304,800	305,700	-0.3%
Surface cooking units	42,100	41,900	0.5%	175,900	188,700	-6.8%
Total electric ranges	452,200	444,900	1.6%	1,914,700	1,934,200	-1.0%
Free-standing gas ranges	226,600	218,900	3.5%	971,200	960,400	1.1%
Built-in gas ranges	4,600	4,400	4.5%	21,200	21,100	0.5%
Surface cooking units	43,500	36,000	20.8%	170,000	159,800	6.4%
Total gas ranges	274,700	259,300	5.9%	1,162,400	1,141,300	1.8%
Microwave ovens/ranges	1,102,200	1,011,100	9.0%	4,061,600	4,518,600	-10.1%
Total ranges	1,829,100	1,715,300	6.6%	7,138,700	7,594,100	-6.0%

Chest freezers	80,700	93,300	-13.5%	407,600	477,700	-14.7%
Upright freezers	49,800	63,700	-21.8%	221,100	258,900	-14.6%
Total freezers	130,500	157,000	-16.9%	628,700	736,600	-14.6%
Refrigerators	742,100	785,100	5.5%	3,045,700	3,139,700	3.0%
Total refrigeration	865,400	942,100	-8.1%	3,657,800	3,876,300	-5.6%

Automatic washers	636,100	667,800	-4.7%	2,914,300	2,939,500	-0.9%
Electric dryers	449,700	443,600	1.4%	2,059,700	2,135,000	-3.5%
Gas dryers	120,400	122,000	-1.3%	537,300	568,200	-5.4%
Total dryers	570,100	565,600	0.8%	2,597,000	2,703,200	-3.9%
Total home laundry	1,206,200	1,233,400	-2.2%	5,511,300	5,642,700	-2.3%

Built-in dishwashers	541,600	509,100	6.4%	2,278,200	2,204,500	3.3%
Portable dishwashers	8,700	11,700	-25.6%	45,700	52,800	-13.4%
Total dishwashers	550,300	520,800	5.7%	2,323,900	2,257,300	3.0%

Disposers	475,700	468,600	1.5%	2,216,200	2,107,000	5.2%
Household trash compactors	9,100	10,400	-12.5%	38,600	41,700	-7.4%

SUBTOTAL (Does not include exports.)	4,935,800	4,890,600	0.9%	20,886,500	21,519,100	-2.9%

Room air-conditioners	1,087,600	1,409,200	-22.8%	2,967,600	4,682,800	-36.6%
Unitary air-conditioners	510,029	592,206	-13.9%	1,735,134	1,761,249	-1.5%
Heat pumps	168,804	173,156	-2.5%	611,219	592,658	3.1%
Dehumidifiers (Does not include exports.)	121,600	161,500	-24.7%	569,800	605,300	-5.9%
Total air-conditioning	1,888,033	2,336,062	-19.2%	5,883,753	7,642,007	-23.0%

Gas warm-air furnaces	226,767	239,465	-5.3%	968,201	972,780	-0.5%
Oil warm-air furnaces	5,559	5,347	4.0%	29,917	32,256	-7.3%
Room heaters (unvented)	3,514	5,703	-38.4%	22,814	30,068	-24.1%
Total heating	235,840	250,515	-5.9%	1,020,932	1,035,104	-1.4%

Residential electric water heaters	338,186	378,579	-10.7%	1,492,863	1,530,803	-2.5%
Residential gas water heaters	359,049	417,045	-13.9%	1,591,227	1,675,135	-5.0%
Total residential water heaters	697,235	795,624	-12.4%	3,084,090	3,205,938	-3.8%

TOTAL	7,756,908	8,272,801	-6.2%	30,875,275	33,402,149	-7.6%

Commercial gas water heaters	6,459	9,054	-28.7%	27,757	34,331	-19.1%
Commercial electric water heaters	4,042	5,028	-19.6%	17,842	18,336	-2.7%
Total commercial water heaters	10,501	14,082	-25.4%	45,599	52,667	-13.4%

Camcorders	420,902	557,576	-24.5%	1,509,709	1,809,429	-16.6%
Color televisions (Includes TV/DVD and TV/DVD/VCR.)	1,236,399	1,303,494	-5.1%	5,798,249	6,274,842	-7.6%
Color TV/VCR combinations	14,966	119,099	-87.4%	109,853	576,967	-81.0%
DVD players (Includes standalone DVD and DVD/VCR.)	899,389	1,161,857	-22.6%	3,222,330	4,737,549	-32.0%
TV/DVD players	190,427	181,284	5.0%	744,752	570,888	30.5%
VCR decks (Does not include digital VCRs.)	70,430	170,527	-58.7%	416,782	758,451	-45.0%
Digital televisions (Includes direct-view and projection.)	249,418	279,666	-10.8%	1,280,951	1,158,836	10.5%
Total video electronics	3,081,931	3,773,503	-18.3%	13,082,626	15,886,962	-17.7%
NOTE: Projection televisions was deleted as a category in 2005 due to changes in CEA’s reporting procedure. They are now included in the digital television category.

Cooking & food processing portable appliances	5,207,007	6,525,810	-20.2%	23,095,860	23,713,271	-2.6%
Air treatment portable appliances	94,427	87,718	7.6%	1,240,201	1,237,643	0.2%
Total portable appliances	5,301,434	6,613,528	-19.8%	24,336,061	24,950,914	-2.5%

Water Softeners, residential	95,621	101,234	(5.5)	375,036	363,966	3.0
Water Softeners, commercial	4,641	4,458	4.1	17,152	17,882	(4.1)
NOTE: Portable appliances include air cleaners, air heaters, blenders, breadmakers, coffee makers, coffee percolators, coffee urns, coffee grinders, can openers, countertop ovens, food choppers, food processors, food and rice steamers, fry pans, indoor grills, irons, juicers,knives, mixers, toasters, toaster ovens and broilers, and waffle irons.

Television, VCR, and camcorder figures are unit sales to dealers, including imports. These figures are not included in page total. Sources: Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute, APPLIANCE magazine estimates, Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers, Consumer Electronics Association, and Gas Appliance Manufacturers Association. As of April 2005, water softener statistics will only be published on www.appliancemagazine.com. Data will be updated as soon as it is available.