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U.S. Appliance Industry Shipment Statistics
Factory Unit Shipments for the month of August 2004

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FACTORY UNIT SHIPMENTS
	AUGUST			YEAR TO DATE
Appliance	2004	2003	CHANGE	2004	2003	CHANGE
Free-standing electric ranges	346,000	331,700	4.3%	2,867,800	2,663,000	7.7%
Built-in electric ranges	77,000	65,100	18.3%	603,200	526,200	14.6%
Surface cooking units	41,700	40,300	3.5%	367,700	350,400	4.9%
Total electric ranges	464,700	437,100	6.3%	3,838,700	3,539,600	8.5%
Free-standing gas ranges	235,000	221,300	6.2%	1,904,400	1,786,000	6.6%
Built-in gas ranges	5,000	4,600	8.7%	39,900	40,100	-0.5%
Surface cooking units	43,600	36,400	19.8%	337,000	289,600	16.4%
Total gas ranges	283,600	262,300	8.1%	2,281,300	2,115,700	7.8%
Microwave ovens/ranges*	1,072,300	1,166,500	-8.1%	9,370,700	9,097,800	3.0%
Total ranges	1,820,600	1,865,900	-2.4%	15,490,700	14,753,100	5.0%

Chest freezers	155,000	145,100	6.8%	983,000	979,000	0.4%
Upright freezers	108,000	95,500	13.1%	614,100	616,600	-0.4%
Total freezers	263,000	240,600	9.3%	1,597,100	1,595,600	0.1%
Refrigerators	987,200	915,800	7.8%	7,140,700	6,662,500	7.2%
Total refrigeration	1,250,200	1,156,400	8.1%	8,737,800	8,258,100	5.8%

Automatic washers	679,100	653,500	3.9%	5,738,100	5,331,000	7.6%
Electric dryers	480,800	452,700	6.2%	4,059,300	3,705,700	9.5%
Gas dryers	124,700	121,400	2.7%	1,074,300	1,026,500	4.7%
Total dryers	605,500	574,100	5.5%	5,133,600	4,732,200	8.5%
Total home laundry	1,284,600	1,227,600	4.6%	10,871,700	10,063,200	8.0%

Built-in dishwashers	570,000	491,200	16.0%	4,453,100	3,982,100	11.8%
Portable dishwashers	10,500	9,700	8.2%	93,700	94,500	-0.8%
Total dishwashers	580,500	500,900	15.9%	4,546,800	4,076,600	11.5%

Disposers	560,900	539,200	4.0%	4,300,100	4,031,000	6.7%
Household trash compactors	10,100	9,200	9.8%	83,000	79,400	4.5%

SUBTOTAL†	5,506,900	5,299,200	3.9%	44,030,100	41,261,400	6.7%

Room air-conditioners †	96,900	54,600	77.5%	7,368,100	8,342,400	-11.7%
Unitary air-conditioners	413,145	477,856	-13.5%	4,271,745	4,010,202	6.5%
Heat pumps	144,364	142,118	1.6%	1,361,022	1,160,110	17.3%
Dehumidifiers †	54,200	89,500	-39.4%	1,122,300	1,139,400	-1.5%
Total air-conditioning	708,609	764,074	-7.3%	14,123,167	14,652,112	-3.6%

Gas warm-air furnaces	302,700	326,639	-7.3%	2,125,316	1,923,742	10.5%
Oil warm-air furnaces	12,552	11,927	5.2%	67,088	60,969	10.0%
Total central heating ##	315,252	338,566	-6.9%	2,192,404	1,984,711	10.5%

Residential electric water heaters	343,642	352,924	-2.6%	2,963,384	2,806,163	5.6%
Residential gas water heaters	380,953	348,355	9.4%	3,204,282	3,581,810	-10.5%
Total residential water heaters	724,595	701,279	3.3%	6,167,666	6,387,973	-3.4%

TOTAL	7,255,356	7,103,119	2.1%	66,513,337	64,286,196	3.5%

Commercial gas water heaters	6,707	6,617	1.4%	63,542	60,177	5.6%
Commercial electric water heaters	4,793	3,984	20.3%	37,684	31,408	20.0%
Total commercial water heaters	11,500	10,601	8.5%	101,226	91,585	10.5%

Camcorders	270,512	333,349	-18.9%	3,182,018	3,376,070	-5.7%
Color televisions **	1,386,958	1,523,462	-9.0%	11,930,080	11,910,354	0.2%
Color TV/VCR combinations	91,613	155,372	-41.0%	992,414	1,862,406	-46.7%
DVD players ••	1,232,582	1,436,878	-14.2%	10,043,071	10,296,247	-2.5%
Projection televisions	N/A	13,238	N/A	N/A	215,022	N/A
TV/DVD players	177,434	123,585	43.6%	1,242,991	876,801	41.8%
VCR decks •	172,037	462,551	-62.8%	1,477,127	3,952,293	-62.6%
Digital televisions •••	328,838	238,445	37.9%	2,382,080	1,566,548	52.1%
Total video electronics #	3,659,974	4,286,880	-14.6%	31,249,781	34,055,741	-8.2%
Cooking & food processing portable appliances	8,376,110	10,092,851	-17.0%	59,427,063	60,179,976	-1.3%
Air treatment portable appliances	2,040,220	3,187,626	-36.0%	6,052,582	8,519,138	-29.0%
Total portable appliances ###	10,416,330	13,280,477	-21.6%	65,479,645	68,699,114	-4.7%
Water softeners, commercial	4,445	4,573	-2.8%	36,179	32,953	9.8%
Water softeners, residential	89,625	83,179	7.7%	732,947	679,309	7.9%

# Total video electronics now includes digital television.
••• Digital television category includes direct-view, projection, and LCD DTV.
## Due to a change in reporting procedures at the Gas Appliance Manufacturers Association (GAMA), totals for cast-iron gas boilers, steel gas boilers, cast-iron oil boilers,
and steel oil boilers will no longer be reported monthly, and will instead be reported on a quarterly basis.
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, Gas Appliance Manufacturers Association, and Water Quality Association.
* Including imported microwave ovens and combination microwave oven/ranges
† Does not include exports
**Does not include projection television
•• Includes DVD/LD Combination Players
• Does not include digital VCRs
### Portable appliance category includes air cleaners, air heaters, blenders, breadmakers, coffeemakers, 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.