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

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FACTORY UNIT SHIPMENTS
	MAY			YEAR TO DATE
APPLIANCE	2004	2003	CHANGE	2004	2003	CHANGE
Free-standing electric ranges	339,200	317,600	6.8%	1,779,000	1,634,400	8.8%
Built-in electric ranges	69,100	60,600	14.0%	374,800	322,200	16.3%
Surface cooking units	41,800	39,800	5.0%	230,500	219,300	5.1%
Total electric ranges	450,100	418,000	7.7%	2,384,300	2,175,900	9.6%
Free-standing gas ranges	226,300	216,800	4.4%	1,186,600	1,092,600	8.6%
Built-in gas ranges	4,300	5,000	-14.0%	25,500	26,000	-1.9%
Surface cooking units	42,000	35,500	18.3%	201,800	175,100	15.2%
Total gas ranges	272,600	257,300	5.9%	1,413,900	1,293,700	9.3%
Microwave ovens/ranges*	1,168,900	1,156,600	1.1%	5,638,300	5,446,300	3.5%
Total ranges	1,891,600	1,831,900	3.3%	9,436,500	8,915,900	5.8%

Chest freezers	99,100	98,100	1.0%	576,800	569,700	1.2%
Upright freezers	66,900	69,400	-3.6%	325,700	335,500	-2.9%
Total freezers	166,000	167,500	-0.9%	902,500	905,200	-0.3%
Refrigerators	858,500	843,800	1.7%	3,982,200	3,743,700	6.4%
Total refrigeration	1,024,500	1,011,300	1.3%	4,884,700	4,648,900	5.1%

Automatic washers	653,400	568,600	14.9%	3,593,000	3,311,100	8.5%
Electric dryers	457,000	389,700	17.3%	2,592,000	2,323,900	11.5%
Gas dryers	121,300	112,800	7.5%	689,600	635,800	8.5%
Total dryers	578,300	502,500	15.1%	3,281,600	2,959,700	10.9%
Total home laundry	1,231,700	1,071,100	15.0%	6,874,600	6,270,800	9.6%

Built-in dishwashers	515,500	458,900	12.3%	2,719,900	2,419,700	12.4%
Portable dishwashers	10,400	10,100	3.0%	63,200	61,900	2.1%
Total dishwashers	525,900	469,000	12.1%	2,783,100	2,481,600	12.1%

Disposers	518,200	457,900	13.2%	2,625,200	2,419,700	8.5%
Household trash compactors	10,100	9,300	8.6%	51,800	49,300	5.1%

SUBTOTAL†	5,202,000	4,850,500	7.2%	26,655,900	24,786,200	7.5%

Room air-conditioners†	1,745,200	1,292,200	35.1%	5,810,200	6,232,900	-6.8%
Unitary air-conditioners	701,424	601,433	16.6%	2,462,673	2,240,782	9.9%
Heat pumps	198,909	159,599	24.6%	791,567	679,588	16.5%
Dehumidifiers†	207,000	193,300	7.1%	672,300	732,400	-8.2%
Total air-conditioners	2,852,533	2,246,532	27.0%	9,736,740	9,885,670	-1.5%

Gas warm air furnaces	293,434	237,223	23.7%	1,266,214	1,061,031	19.3%
Oil warm air furnaces	6,789	5,179	31.1%	39,045	33,970	14.9%
Total central heating##	300,223	242,402	23.9%	1,305,259	1,095,001	19.2%

Residential electric water heaters	374,909	323,547	15.9%	1,905,636	1,786,479	6.7%
Residential gas water heaters	389,982	514,912	-24.3%	2,042,797	2,374,361	-14.0%
Total residential water heaters	764,891	838,459	-8.8%	3,948,433	4,160,840	-5.1%

TOTAL	9,119,647	8,177,893	11.5%	41,646,332	39,927,711	4.3%

Commercial gas water heaters	8,832	6,812	29.7%	43,181	38,867	11.1%
Commercial electric water heaters	4,886	3,717	31.5%	23,210	19,125	21.4%
Total commercial water heaters	13,718	10,529	30.3%	66,391	57,992	14.5%

Camcorders	431,787	441,872	-2.3%	2,241,216	2,182,306	2.7%
Color televisions**	1,387,547	1,410,059	-1.6%	7,662,389	7,150,182	7.2%
Color TV/VCR combinations	83,188	170,614	-51.2%	660,155	1,062,481	-37.9%
DVD players••	1,219,838	1,332,897	-8.5%	5,957,387	5,759,429	3.4%
Projection televisions	N/A	21,450	N/A	N/A	163,201	N/A
TV/DVD players	136,279	122,053	11.7%	707,167	461,152	53.3%
VCR decks•	187,143	380,616	-50.8%	945,594	2,687,721	-64.8%
Digital televisions•••	296,601	189,706	56.3%	1,581,011	870,214	81.7%
Total video electronics#	3,742,383	4,069,267	-8.0%	19,754,919	20,336,686	-2.9%

Cooking & food processing portable appliances	7,318,177	8,100,278	-9.7%	35,521,309	33,225,690	6.9%
Air treatment portable appliances	190,709	176,410	8.1%	2,558,468	3,032,021	-15.6%
Total Portable Appliances###	7,508,886	8,276,688	-9.3%	38,079,777	36,257,711	5.0%

Water softeners, commercial	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Water softeners, residential	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

# 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.

* 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

### 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.

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.