| Appliance |
April 2008 |
April 2007 |
CHANGE |
YEAR TO DATE 2008 |
YEAR TO DATE 2007 |
CHANGE |
Electric ranges |
311,100 |
332,400 |
–6.4% |
1,258,400 |
1,414,800 |
–11.1% |
Electric ovens |
54,700 |
62,700 |
–12.8% |
235,700 |
270,700 |
–12.9% |
Electric surface cooking units |
37,100 |
38,600 |
–3.9% |
150,300 |
169,400 |
–11.3% |
Total electric cooking |
402,900 |
433,700 |
–7.1% |
1,644,400 |
1,854,800 |
–11.3% |
Gas ranges |
185,200 |
202,000 |
–8.3% |
766,900 |
874,300 |
–12.3% |
Gas ovens |
3,600 |
3,800 |
–5.3% |
15,800 |
17,700 |
–10.7% |
Gas surface cooking units |
30,500 |
35,900 |
–15.0% |
134,900 |
160,700 |
–16.1% |
Total gas cooking |
219,300 |
241,700 |
–9.3% |
917,600 |
1,052,700 |
–12.8% |
Microwave ovens/ranges |
832,900 |
911,400 |
–8.6% |
3,380,300 |
3,845,600 |
–12.1% |
Total cooking |
1,455,100 |
1,586,800 |
–8.3% |
5,942,300 |
6,753,100 |
–12.0% |
Chest freezers |
74,400 |
77,000 |
–3.4% |
327,600 |
361,400 |
–9.4% |
Upright freezers |
55,200 |
46,000 |
20.0% |
210,300 |
208,400 |
0.9% |
Total freezers |
129,600 |
123,000 |
5.4% |
537,900 |
569,800 |
–5.6% |
Refrigerators |
722,700 |
780,500 |
–7.4% |
2,703,500 |
3,014,200 |
–10.3% |
Total refrigeration |
852,300 |
903,500 |
–5.7% |
3,241,400 |
3,584,000 |
–9.6% |
Automatic washers |
636,400 |
664,000 |
–4.2% |
2,748,600 |
2,897,000 |
–5.1% |
Electric dryers |
424,900 |
479,000 |
–11.3% |
1,888,700 |
2,051,000 |
–7.9% |
Gas dryers |
96,000 |
123,100 |
–22.0% |
447,300 |
491,400 |
–9.0% |
Total dryers |
520,900 |
602,100 |
–13.5% |
2,336,000 |
2,542,400 |
–8.1% |
Total home laundry |
1,157,300 |
1,266,100 |
–8.6% |
5,084,600 |
5,439,400 |
–6.5% |
Built-in dishwashers |
478,200 |
554,100 |
–13.7% |
1,956,300 |
2,216,000 |
–11.7% |
Portable dishwashers |
7,300 |
8,400 |
–13.1% |
34,200 |
36,000 |
–5.0% |
Total dishwashers |
485,500 |
562,500 |
–13.7% |
1,990,500 |
2,252,000 |
–11.6% |
Disposers |
414,600 |
497,100 |
–16.6% |
1,832,600 |
2,075,000 |
–11.7% |
Household trash compactors |
6,300 |
7,700 |
–18.2% |
27,100 |
33,100 |
–18.1% |
SUBTOTAL† |
4,371,100 |
4,823,700 |
–9.4% |
18,118,500 |
20,136,600 |
–10.0% |
Room air-conditioners |
1,506,900 |
2,126,000 |
–29.1% |
4,718,800 |
5,729,600 |
–17.6% |
Unitary air-conditioners |
375,009 |
395,189 |
–5.1% |
1,215,382 |
1,330,000 |
–8.6% |
Heat pumps |
149,287 |
164,585 |
–9.3% |
584,618 |
613,708 |
–4.7% |
Dehumidifiers† |
316,500 |
264,700 |
19.6% |
749,300 |
579,400 |
29.3% |
Total air-conditioning |
2,347,696 |
2,950,474 |
–20.4% |
7,268,100 |
8,252,708 |
–11.9% |
Gas warm-air furnaces |
136,561 |
169,426 |
–19.4% |
664,714 |
804,173 |
–17.3% |
Oil warm-air furnaces |
2,738 |
3,806 |
–28.1% |
16,448 |
22,531 |
–27.0% |
Room heaters (unvented) |
4,225 |
2,905 |
45.4% |
16,654 |
16,400 |
1.5% |
Total heating |
143,524 |
176,137 |
–18.5% |
697,816 |
843,104 |
–17.2% |
Residential electric water heaters |
348,596 |
360,267 |
–3.2% |
1,428,957 |
1,546,545 |
–7.6% |
Residential gas water heaters |
341,935 |
369,007 |
–7.3% |
1,397,304 |
1,535,265 |
–9.0% |
Total residential water heaters |
690,531 |
729,274 |
–5.3% |
2,826,261 |
3,081,810 |
–8.3% |
TOTAL |
7,552,851 |
8,679,585 |
–13.0% |
28,910,677 |
32,314,222 |
–10.5% |
Commercial gas water heaters |
8,134 |
7,086 |
14.8% |
31,682 |
31,198 |
1.6% |
Commercial electric water heaters |
6,013 |
5,085 |
18.2% |
23,390 |
21,798 |
7.3% |
Total commercial water heaters |
14,147 |
12,171 |
16.2% |
55,072 |
52,996 |
3.9% |
Camcorders |
459,342 |
473,878 |
NC |
1,387,347 |
1,670,076 |
–16.9% |
DVD players•• |
1,557,686 |
1,550,136 |
NC |
5,221,738 |
4,928,680 |
5.9% |
Digital televisions••• |
2,349,013 |
1,786,005 |
NC |
7,368,085 |
6,470,014 |
13.9% |
Total video electronics |
4,366,041 |
3,810,019 |
NC |
13,977,170 |
13,068,770 |
7.0% |
† Does not include exports.
Camcorder, DVD player, and Digital television figures are unit sales to dealers, including imports. These figures are
not included in page total. Due to CEA’s reporting schedule,z month-to-month sales are not comparable (NC).
••Includes stand-alone DVD and DVD/VCR and next generation DVDs.
•••Includes direct-view, projection and flat-panel. |
| Sources: Air-Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Institute, APPLIANCE magazine estimates, Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers, and Consumer Electronics Association. |
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