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U.S. Appliance Industry Shipment Statistics
Factory Unit Shipments for the month of September 2004 - Revised

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FACTORY UNIT SHIPMENTS
	SEPTEMBER			YEAR TO DATE
Appliance	2004	2003	CHANGE	2004	2003	CHANGE
Free-standing electric ranges	464,300	441,100	5.30%	3,332,100	3,104,200	7.30%
Built-in electric ranges	95,400	84,700	12.60%	698,600	610,900	14.40%
Surface cooking units	53,100	51,800	2.50%	420,800	402,200	4.60%
Total electric ranges	612,800	577,600	6.10%	4,451,500	4,117,300	8.10%
Free-standing gas ranges	319,800	306,300	4.40%	2,224,300	2,092,300	6.30%
Built-in gas ranges	5,700	6,600	-13.60%	45,600	46,800	-2.60%
Surface cooking units	50,300	46,700	7.70%	387,300	336,300	15.20%
Total gas ranges	375,800	359,600	4.50%	2,657,200	2,475,400	7.30%
Microwave ovens/ranges*	1,423,400	1,268,900	12.20%	10,792,600	10,366,700	4.10%
Total ranges	2,412,000	2,206,100	9.30%	17,901,300	16,959,400	5.60%

Chest freezers	152,300	174,000	-12.50%	1,135,300	1,153,000	-1.50%
Upright freezers	119,700	124,900	-4.20%	733,700	741,600	-1.10%
Total freezers	272,000	298,900	-9.00%	1,869,000	1,894,600	-1.40%
Refrigerators	1,197,100	1,113,200	7.50%	8,339,900	7,775,700	7.30%
Total refrigeration	1,469,100	1,412,100	4.00%	10,208,900	9,670,300	5.60%

Automatic washers	893,200	848,200	5.30%	6,631,300	6,179,200	7.30%
Electric dryers	643,900	586,600	9.80%	4,703,100	4,292,200	9.60%
Gas dryers	172,400	172,000	0.20%	1,246,700	1,198,500	4.00%
Total dryers	816,300	758,600	7.60%	5,949,800	5,490,700	8.40%
Total home laundry	1,709,500	1,606,800	6.40%	12,581,100	11,669,900	7.80%

Built-in dishwashers	699,600	653,600	7.00%	5,152,700	4,635,600	11.20%
Portable dishwashers	14,600	12,500	16.80%	108,400	107,000	1.30%
Total dishwashers	714,200	666,100	7.20%	5,261,100	4,742,600	10.90%

Disposers	627,000	624,000	0.50%	4,927,100	4,655,000	5.80%
Household trash compactors	13,400	12,600	6.30%	96,400	92,000	4.80%

SUBTOTAL †	6,945,200	6,527,700	6.40%	50,975,900	47,789,200	6.70%

Room air-conditioners †	36,700	64,000	-42.70%	7,404,800	8,406,400	-11.90%
Unitary air-conditioners	424,266	375,356	13.00%	4,696,011	4,385,558	7.10%
Heat pumps	149,135	129,485	15.20%	1,510,157	1,289,595	17.10%
Dehumidifiers †	100,700	90,900	10.80%	1,222,900	1,230,300	-0.60%
Total air-conditioning	710,801	659,741	7.70%	14,833,868	15,311,853	-3.10%

Gas warm-air furnaces	408,760	379,298	7.80%	2,534,076	2,303,040	10.00%
Oil warm-air furnaces	18,048	18,034	0.10%	85,136	79,003	7.80%
Total central heating	426,808	397,332	7.40%	2,619,212	2,382,043	10.00%

Residential electric water heaters	377,390	403,862	-6.60%	3,340,774	3,210,025	4.10%
Residential gas water heaters	420,147	342,263	22.80%	3,624,429	3,924,073	-7.60%
Total residential water heaters	797,537	746,125	6.90%	6,965,203	7,134,098	-2.40%

TOTAL	8,880,346	8,330,898	6.60%	75,394,183	72,617,194	3.80%

Commercial gas water heaters	7,228	7,114	1.60%	70,770	67,291	5.20%
Commercial electric water heaters	5,005	4,259	17.50%	42,689	35,667	19.70%
Total commercial water heaters	12,233	11,373	7.60%	113,459	102,958	10.20%

Camcorders	469,776	578,040	-18.70%	3,651,794	3,954,110	-7.60%
Color televisions **	1,903,648	2,316,968	-17.80%	13,822,164	14,227,322	-2.80%
Color TV/VCR combinations	90,878	351,170	-74.10%	1,083,292	2,213,576	-51.10%
DVD players ••	3,257,574	2,496,497	30.50%	13,300,024	12,792,744	4.00%
Projection televisions	N/A	18,492	N/A	N/A	233,514	N/A
TV/DVD players	204,478	188,961	8.20%	1,447,469	1,065,762	35.80%
VCR decks •	253,940	741,472	-65.80%	1,731,067	4,693,765	-63.10%
Digital televisions •••	519,322	423,534	22.60%	2,901,402	1,990,082	45.80%
Total video electronics	6,699,616	7,115,134	-5.80%	37,937,212	41,170,875	-7.90%

Cooking & food processing portable appliances	10,201,469	10,904,566	-6.40%	69,698,916	71,084,542	-1.90%
Air treatment portable appliances	2,187,629	3,233,071	-32.30%	8,240,211	11,752,208	-29.90%
Total portable appliances #	12,389,098	14,137,637	-12.40%	77,939,127	82,836,750	-5.90%

Water softeners, commercial	4,384	4,107	6.7	40,563	37,060	9.5
Water softeners, residential	98,436	86,640	13.6	831,383	765,949	8.5

# 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.