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U.S. Appliance Industry Shipment Statistics
Factory Unit Shipments for the month of August 2003

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FACTORY UNIT SHIPMENTS Originally published in the November 2003 issue of APPLIANCE Magazine.
	August			YEAR TO DATE
Appliance	2003	2002	CHANGE	2003	2002	CHANGE
Free-standing electric ranges	320,300	315,200	1.6%	2,575,000	2,530,000	1.8%
Built-in electric ranges	63,300	56,900	11.2%	509,000	477,000	6.7%
Surface cooking units	39,800	39,400	1.0%	339,800	334,900	1.5%
Total electric ranges	423,400	411,500	2.9%	3,423,800	3,341,900	2.5%
Free-standing gas ranges	215,500	217,100	-0.7%	1,730,200	1,717,700	0.7%
Built-in gas ranges	4,600	4,500	2.2%	39,000	43,100	-9.5%
Surface cooking units	35,900	32,400	10.8%	280,500	259,300	8.2%
Total gas ranges	256,000	254,000	0.8%	2,049,700	2,020,100	1.5%
Microwave ovens/ranges*	1,131,600	923,300	22.6%	8,708,400	8,289,100	5.1%
Total ranges	1,811,000	1,588,800	14.0%	14,181,900	13,651,100	3.9%

Chest freezers	134,900	127,800	5.6%	939,200	899,200	4.4%
Upright freezers	96,000	91,000	5.5%	592,700	644,800	-8.1%
Total freezers	230,900	218,800	5.5%	1,531,900	1,544,000	-0.8%
Refrigerators	911,900	873,300	4.4%	6,437,000	6,495,800	-0.9%
Total refrigeration	1,142,800	1,092,100	4.6%	7,968,900	8,039,800	-0.9%

Automatic washers	641,800	567,500	13.1%	5,167,000	5,023,200	2.9%
Electric dryers	445,500	383,300	16.2%	3,615,800	3,490,800	3.6%
Gas dryers	115,700	104,000	11.2%	976,400	946,600	3.1%
Total dryers	561,200	487,300	15.2%	4,592,200	4,437,400	3.5%
Total home laundry	1,203,000	1,054,800	14.1%	9,759,200	9,460,600	3.2%

Built-in dishwashers	477,500	446,200	7.0%	3,854,800	3,801,500	1.4%
Portable dishwashers	9,500	10,700	-11.2%	92,400	98,700	-6.4%
Total dishwashers	487,000	456,900	6.6%	3,947,200	3,900,200	1.2%

Disposers	521,400	439,100	18.7%	3,893,700	3,657,000	6.5%
Household trash compactors	9,200	9,000	2.2%	76,800	75,300	2.0%

SUBTOTAL†	5,174,400	4,640,700	11.5%	39,827,700	38,784,000	2.7%

Room air-conditioners†	81,900	179,200	-54.3%	8,423,800	5,944,400	41.7%
Unitary air-conditioners	477,856	477,660	0.0%	4,010,202	4,109,446	-2.4%
Heat pumps	142,118	123,099	15.5%	1,160,110	1,094,390	6.0%
Dehumidifiers†	93,200	31,800	193.1%	1,120,600	700,300	60.0%
Total air-conditioners	795,074	811,759	-2.1%	14,714,712	11,848,536	24.2%

Gas warm air furnaces	326,639	309,962	5.4%	1,923,742	1,939,863	-0.8%
Oil warm air furnaces	11,927	11,502	3.7%	60,969	58,425	4.4%
Total central heating##	338,566	321,464	5.3%	1,984,711	1,998,288	-0.7%

Electric water heaters	352,924	341,231	3.4%	2,806,163	2,867,105	-2.1%
Gas water heaters	348,355	366,016	-4.8%	3,581,810	3,212,222	11.5%
Total residential water heaters	701,279	707,247	-0.8%	6,387,973	6,079,327	5.1%

TOTAL	7,009,319	6,481,170	8.1%	62,915,096	58,710,151	7.2%

Commercial gas water heaters	6,617	6,370	3.9%	60,177	64,100	-6.1%
Commercial electric water heaters	3,984	3,874	2.8%	31,408	30,511	2.9%
Total commercial water heaters@	10,601	10,244	3.5%	91,585	94,611	-3.2%

Camcorders	333,349	293,136	13.7%	3,376,070	3,510,803	-3.8%
Color televisions**	1,523,462	2,006,030	-24.1%	11,910,354	13,500,210	-11.8%
Color TV/VCR combinations	155,372	481,606	-67.7%	1,862,406	3,087,273	-39.7%
DVD players••	1,436,878	884,288	62.5%	10,296,247	8,211,633	25.4%
Projection televisions	13,238	36,015	-63.2%	215,022	455,414	-52.8%
TV/DVD players	123,585	27,559	348.4%	876,801	253,491	245.9%
VCR decks•	462,551	1,401,606	-67.0%	3,952,293	8,690,047	-54.5%
Digital televisions	298,174	N/A	N/A	1,976,744	N/A	N/A
Total video electronics#	4,346,609	5,130,240	-15.3%	34,465,937	37,708,871	-8.6%

Portable appliances###	10,095,969	7,908,590	27.7%	60,092,939	57,238,604	5.0%
Air Treatment	3,195,772	2,616,229	22.2%	8,463,659	6,361,077	33.1%

Water softeners, commercial	4,573	4,725	-3.2%	32,953	33,863	-2.7%
Water softeners, residential	83,179	83,605	-0.5%	679,309	696,688	-2.5%

* 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

# 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.

### Portable appliance category includes air heaters, blenders, broilers, can openers, coffeemakers, coffee grinders, corn poppers, countertop ovens, embedded indoor grills, food choppers, food processors, food steamers, fry pans, griddles, hot plates, humidifiers, irons, juicers, knives, mixers, rice steamers, sandwich makers, toaster ovens, toasters, and waffle irons. These numbers do not include exports.

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.