FACTORY
UNIT SHIPMENTS
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October
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YEAR
TO DATE
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Appliance
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2003
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2002
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CHANGE
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2003
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2002
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CHANGE
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| Free-standing
electric ranges |
324,700 |
334,000 |
-2.8% |
3,353,300 |
3,248,300 |
3.2% |
| Built-in
electric ranges |
65,600 |
63,300 |
3.6% |
661,100 |
616,500 |
7.2% |
| Surface
cooking units |
41,700 |
41,500 |
0.5% |
434,600 |
426,700 |
1.9% |
| Total
electric ranges |
432,000 |
438,800 |
-1.5% |
4,449,000 |
4,291,500 |
3.7% |
| Free-standing
gas ranges |
244,400 |
237,100 |
3.1% |
2,281,900 |
2,232,400 |
2.2% |
| Built-in
gas ranges |
5,400 |
5,500 |
-1.8% |
51,200 |
54,800 |
-6.6% |
| Surface
cooking units |
38,000 |
34,700 |
9.5% |
366,100 |
336,000 |
9.0% |
| Total
gas ranges |
287,800 |
277,300 |
3.8% |
2,699,200 |
2,623,200 |
2.9% |
| Microwave
ovens/ranges* |
1,316,400 |
907,700 |
45.0% |
11,485,600 |
10,422,900 |
10.2% |
| Total
ranges |
2,036,200 |
1,623,800 |
25.4% |
18,633,800 |
17,337,600 |
7.5% |
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| Chest
freezers |
121,300 |
119,800 |
1.3% |
1,243,800 |
1,196,500 |
4.0% |
| Upright
freezers |
88,900 |
93,800 |
-5.2% |
806,700 |
865,300 |
-6.8% |
| Total
freezers |
210,200 |
213,600 |
-1.6% |
2,050,500 |
2,061,800 |
-0.5% |
| Refrigerators |
737,000 |
700,100 |
5.3% |
8,325,700 |
8,204,900 |
1.5% |
| Total
refrigeration |
947,200 |
913,700 |
3.7% |
10,376,200 |
10,266,700 |
1.1% |
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| Automatic
washers |
582,200 |
552,700 |
5.3% |
6,608,000 |
6,315,200 |
4.6% |
| Electric
dryers |
410,800 |
387,100 |
6.1% |
4,590,600 |
4,375,100 |
4.9% |
| Gas
dryers |
124,600 |
110,600 |
12.7% |
1,288,000 |
1,202,700 |
7.1% |
| Total
dryers |
535,400 |
497,700 |
7.6% |
5,878,600 |
5,577,800 |
5.4% |
| Total
home laundry |
1,117,600 |
1,050,400 |
6.4% |
12,486,600 |
11,893,000 |
5.0% |
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| Built-in
dishwashers |
497,100 |
461,100 |
7.8% |
5,009,600 |
4,901,100 |
2.2% |
| Portable
dishwashers |
9,300 |
11,700 |
-20.5% |
114,100 |
124,600 |
-8.4% |
| Total
dishwashers |
506,400 |
472,800 |
7.1% |
5,123,700 |
5,025,700 |
1.9% |
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| Disposers |
523,000 |
495,400 |
5.6% |
5,067,100 |
4,710,400 |
7.6% |
| Household
trash compactors |
9,800 |
9,500 |
3.2% |
98,900 |
94,300 |
4.9% |
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| SUBTOTAL† |
5,140,200 |
4,565,600 |
12.6% |
51,786,300 |
49,327,700 |
5.0% |
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| Room
air-conditioners† |
-41,600 |
-2,200 |
1790.9% |
8,368,300 |
5,991,700 |
39.7% |
| Unitary
air-conditioners |
269,416 |
270,405 |
-0.4% |
4,654,974 |
4,732,086 |
-1.6% |
| Heat
pumps |
110,493 |
88,191 |
25.3% |
1,400,088 |
1,283,097 |
9.1% |
| Dehumidifiers† |
53,300 |
21,000 |
153.8% |
1,262,700 |
762,800 |
65.5% |
| Total
air-conditioners |
391,609 |
377,396 |
3.8% |
15,686,062 |
12,769,683 |
22.8% |
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| Gas
warm air furnaces |
344,314 |
319,834 |
7.7% |
2,647,354 |
2,595,417 |
2.0% |
| Oil
warm air furnaces |
18,255 |
14,698 |
24.2% |
97,258 |
90,396 |
7.6% |
| Total
central heating## |
362,569 |
334,532 |
8.4% |
2,744,612 |
2,685,813 |
2.2% |
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| Residential
electric water heaters |
354,312 |
333,647 |
6.2% |
3,564,337 |
3,587,615 |
-0.6% |
| Residential
gas water heaters |
326,818 |
372,970 |
-12.4% |
4,250,891 |
4,014,011 |
5.9% |
| Total
residential water heaters |
681,130 |
706,617 |
-3.6% |
7,815,228 |
7,601,626 |
2.8% |
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| TOTAL |
6,575,508 |
5,984,145 |
9.9% |
78,032,202 |
72,384,822 |
7.8% |
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| Commercial
gas water heaters |
6,611 |
7,052 |
-6.3% |
73,902 |
78,682 |
-6.1% |
| Commercial
electric water heaters |
3,835 |
3,695 |
3.8% |
39,502 |
38,029 |
3.9% |
| Total
commercial water heaters@ |
10,446 |
10,747 |
-2.8% |
113,404 |
116,711 |
-2.8% |
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| Camcorders |
506,968 |
441,084 |
14.9% |
4,461,078 |
4,492,046 |
-0.7% |
| Color
televisions** |
1,854,356 |
1,876,159 |
-1.2% |
16,081,678 |
17,953,651 |
-10.4% |
| Color
TV/VCR combinations |
119,881 |
384,545 |
-68.8% |
2,333,457 |
4,032,851 |
-42.1% |
| DVD
players•• |
2,491,871 |
1,704,148 |
46.2% |
15,284,615 |
12,215,645 |
25.1% |
| Projection
televisions |
9,154 |
54,262 |
-83.1% |
242,668 |
582,072 |
-58.3% |
| TV/DVD
players |
107,656 |
31,494 |
241.8% |
1,173,418 |
331,698 |
253.8% |
| VCR
decks• |
552,751 |
1,008,404 |
-45.2% |
5,246,516 |
11,142,403 |
-52.9% |
| Digital
televisions••• |
410,692
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N/A
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N/A
|
2,956,699
|
N/A
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N/A
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| Total
video electronics# |
6,053,329 |
5,500,096 |
10.1% |
47,780,129 |
50,750,366 |
-5.9% |
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| Portable
appliances### |
15,208,949 |
13,025,203 |
16.8% |
86,200,995 |
80,672,630 |
6.9% |
| Air
Treatment |
3,430,947 |
2,358,587 |
45.5% |
15,183,156 |
11,078,885 |
37.0% |
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| Water
softeners, commercial |
4,757 |
4,355 |
9.2% |
44,307 |
41,415 |
7.0% |
| Water
softeners, residential |
93,031 |
96,673 |
(3.8%) |
924,414 |
862,622 |
7.2% |
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# 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
**** Includes returns from retailers to manufacturers
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