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issue: April 2009 APPLIANCE Magazine
U.S. Appliance Unit Shipments
Statistics for the month of December 2008 |
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This page reports the number of units shipped in the United States. It includes U.S.–made and imported appliances for the U.S. market; exports are not included. Consumer electronics are reported in unit sales.
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DECEMBER |
YEAR TO DATE |
Appliance |
2008 |
2007 |
CHANGE |
2008 |
2007 |
CHANGE |
| Electric ranges |
362,600 |
441,500 |
–17.9% |
3,972,800 |
4,612,400 |
–13.9% |
| Electric ovens |
65,300 |
84,800 |
–23.0% |
700,400 |
866,600 |
–19.2% |
| Electric surface cooking units |
37,900 |
48,700 |
–22.2% |
433,400 |
511,700 |
–15.3% |
| Total electric cooking |
465,800 |
575,000 |
–19.0% |
5,106,600 |
5,990,700 |
–14.8% |
| Gas ranges |
243,300 |
275,900 |
–11.8% |
2,408,400 |
2,780,600 |
–13.4% |
| Gas ovens |
5,500 |
7,200 |
–23.6% |
47,000 |
55,900 |
–15.9% |
| Gas surface cooking units |
31,500 |
43,900 |
–28.2% |
387,300 |
497,100 |
–22.1% |
| Total gas cooking |
280,300 |
327,000 |
–14.3% |
2,842,700 |
3,333,600 |
–14.7% |
| Microwave ovens/ranges |
994,000 |
1,033,500 |
–3.8% |
11,341,300 |
11,851,300 |
–4.3% |
| Total cooking |
1,740,100 |
1,935,500 |
–10.1% |
19,290,600 |
21,175,600 |
–8.9% |
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| Chest freezers |
109,100 |
107,500 |
1.50% |
1,243,600 |
1,190,500 |
4.50% |
| Upright freezers |
72,400 |
75,100 |
–3.6% |
851,500 |
801,600 |
6.20% |
| Total freezers |
181,500 |
182,600 |
–0.6% |
2,095,100 |
1,992,100 |
5.20% |
| Refrigerators |
718,500 |
891,300 |
–19.4% |
9,314,800 |
10,402,300 |
–10.5% |
| Total refrigeration |
900,000 |
1,073,900 |
–16.2% |
11,409,900 |
12,394,400 |
–7.9% |
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| Automatic washers |
778,400 |
868,000 |
–10.3% |
8,291,700 |
8,825,000 |
–6.0% |
| Electric dryers |
533,200 |
609,200 |
–12.5% |
5,619,700 |
6,036,100 |
–6.9% |
| Gas dryers |
132,600 |
144,400 |
–8.2% |
1,354,400 |
1,518,000 |
–10.8% |
| Total dryers |
665,800 |
753,600 |
–11.7% |
6,974,100 |
7,554,100 |
–7.7% |
| Total home laundry |
1,444,200 |
1,621,600 |
–10.9% |
15,265,800 |
16,379,100 |
–6.8% |
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| Built-in dishwashers |
537,200 |
623,000 |
–13.8% |
5,903,400 |
6,866,600 |
–14.0% |
| Portable dishwashers |
9,300 |
12,800 |
–27.3% |
91,700 |
110,200 |
–16.8% |
| Total dishwashers |
546,500 |
635,800 |
–14.0% |
5,995,100 |
6,976,800 |
–14.1% |
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| Disposers |
482,400 |
578,000 |
–16.5% |
5,509,600 |
6,385,100 |
–13.7% |
| Household trash compactors |
6,700 |
10,200 |
–34.3% |
74,500 |
101,800 |
–26.8% |
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| SUBTOTAL - Major Kitchen/Laundry
Appliances |
5,119,900 |
5,855,000 |
–12.6% |
57,545,500 |
63,412,800 |
–9.3% |
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| Room air-conditioners |
188,000 |
104,900 |
79.20% |
9,085,500 |
9,459,700 |
–4.0% |
| Unitary air-conditioners |
141,663 |
215,142 |
–34.2% |
3,968,044 |
4,500,000 |
–11.8% |
| Heat pumps |
96,497 |
115,556 |
–16.5% |
1,865,310 |
1,900,000 |
–1.8% |
| Dehumidifiers |
29,600 |
86,200 |
–65.7% |
1,556,300 |
2,003,600 |
–22.3% |
| Total air-conditioning |
455,760 |
521,798 |
–12.7% |
16,475,154 |
17,863,300 |
–7.8% |
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| Gas warm-air furnaces |
178,856 |
219,826 |
–18.6% |
2,300,000 |
2,782,006 |
–17.3% |
| Oil warm-air furnaces |
5,887 |
8,160 |
–27.9% |
59,255 |
83,652 |
–29.2% |
| Vent-Free Room Heaters |
6,556 |
21,709 |
–69.8% |
240,063 |
281,468 |
–14.7% |
| Total heating |
191,299 |
249,695 |
–23.4% |
2,599,318 |
3,147,126 |
–17.4% |
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| Residential electric water heaters |
326,945 |
438,478 |
–25.4% |
4,200,000 |
4,470,232 |
–6.0% |
| Residential gas water heaters |
353,882 |
434,930 |
–18.6% |
4,000,000 |
4,384,428 |
–8.8% |
| Total residential water heaters |
680,827 |
873,408 |
–22.0% |
8,200,000 |
8,854,660 |
–7.4% |
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| TOTAL |
6,447,786 |
7,499,901 |
–14.0% |
84,819,972 |
93,277,886 |
–9.1% |
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| Commercial gas water heaters |
6,182 |
8,680 |
–28.8% |
88,265 |
90,345 |
–2.3% |
| Commercial electric water heaters |
4,844 |
6,185 |
–21.7% |
68,686 |
67,985 |
1.00% |
| Total commercial water heaters |
11,026 |
14,865 |
–25.8% |
156,951 |
158,330 |
–0.9% |
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| Camcorders |
243,080 |
422,371 |
–42.4% |
4,460,865 |
5,557,870 |
–19.7% |
| DVD players (Includes
stand-alone DVD and DVD/VCR and next-generation DVD.) |
2,069,045 |
1,556,150 |
33.00% |
21,837,278 |
20,919,021 |
4.40% |
| Digital televisions (Includes
direct-view, projection, and flat-panel.) |
2,685,114 |
2,542,479 |
5.60% |
28,273,425 |
23,836,080 |
18.60% |
| Total video electronics |
4,997,239 |
4,521,000 |
10.50% |
54,571,568 |
50,312,971 |
8.50% |
Sources: Air-Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Institute, APPLIANCE magazine estimates, Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers, and Consumer Electronics Association.
Camcorder, DVD player, and Digital television figures are unit sales to dealers, including imports. These figures are not included in page total.
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