| FACTORY
UNIT SHIPMENTS |
| |
MARCH |
|
YEAR
TO DATE |
|
| Appliance |
2003 |
2002 |
CHANGE |
2003 |
2002 |
CHANGE |
| Free-standing electric
ranges |
404,300 |
409,100 |
-1.2% |
950,800 |
970,200 |
-2.0% |
| Built-in electric ranges |
81,000 |
76,600 |
5.7% |
192,100 |
188,500 |
1.9% |
| Surface cooking units |
55,600 |
55,400 |
0.4% |
131,100 |
134,100 |
-2.2% |
| Total
electric ranges |
540,900 |
541,100 |
-0.0% |
1,274,000 |
1,292,800 |
-1.5% |
| Free-standing gas ranges |
271,700 |
283,600 |
-4.2% |
632,800 |
666,300 |
-5.0% |
| Built-in gas ranges |
6,200 |
7,600 |
-18.4% |
15,500 |
18,800 |
-17.6% |
| Surface cooking units |
43,600 |
41,000 |
6.3% |
100,100 |
98,000 |
2.1% |
| Total
gas ranges |
321,500 |
332,200 |
-3.2% |
748,400 |
783,100 |
-4.4% |
| Microwave ovens/ranges
* |
1,471,900 |
1,644,100 |
-10.5% |
3,024,600 |
3,087,500 |
-2.0% |
| Total
ranges |
2,334,300 |
2,517,400 |
-7.3% |
5,047,000 |
5,163,400 |
-2.3% |
| |
| Chest freezers |
164,300 |
141,200 |
16.4% |
370,700 |
328,600 |
12.8% |
| Upright freezers |
73,500 |
90,000 |
-18.3% |
194,300 |
234,100 |
-17.0% |
| Total
freezers |
237,800 |
231,200 |
2.9% |
565,000 |
562,700 |
0.4% |
| Refrigerators |
874,700 |
907,400 |
-3.6% |
2,014,300 |
2,168,400 |
-7.1% |
| Total
refrigeration |
1,112,500 |
1,138,600 |
-2.3% |
2,579,300 |
2,731,100 |
-5.6% |
| |
| Automatic washers |
866,200 |
836,200 |
3.6% |
2,007,000 |
1,974,100 |
1.7% |
| Electric dryers |
640,700 |
600,900 |
6.6% |
1,453,100 |
1,423,100 |
2.1% |
| Gas dryers |
163,400 |
152,100 |
7.4% |
379,100 |
369,000 |
2.7% |
| Total
dryers |
804,100 |
753,000 |
6.8% |
1,832,200 |
1,792,100 |
2.2% |
| Total
home laundry |
1,670,300 |
1,589,200 |
5.1% |
3,839,200 |
3,766,200 |
1.9% |
| |
| Built-in dishwashers |
599,000 |
601,700 |
-0.4% |
1,421,600 |
1,452,800 |
-2.1% |
| Portable dishwashers |
14,600 |
19,100 |
-23.6% |
38,700 |
43,300 |
-10.6% |
| Total
dishwashers |
613,600 |
620,800 |
-1.2% |
1,460,300 |
1,496,100 |
-2.4% |
| |
| Disposers |
593,600 |
559,700 |
6.1% |
1,439,400 |
1,382,700 |
4.1% |
| Household trash compactors |
11,500 |
13,200 |
-12.9% |
27,900 |
30,100 |
-7.3% |
| |
| SUBTOTAL
† |
6,335,800 |
6,438,900 |
-1.6% |
14,393,100 |
14,569,600 |
-1.2% |
| |
| Room air-conditioners
† |
2,191,400 |
1,270,600 |
72.5% |
3,142,600 |
1,950,400 |
61.1% |
| Unitary air-conditioners |
529,660 |
533,698 |
-0.8% |
1,132,935 |
1,133,269 |
-0.0% |
| Heat pumps |
148,698 |
136,660 |
8.8% |
383,843 |
347,031 |
10.6% |
| Dehumidifiers † |
190,800 |
178,800 |
6.7% |
308,900 |
222,800 |
38.6% |
| Total
air-conditioners |
3,060,558 |
2,119,758 |
44.4% |
4,968,278 |
3,653,500 |
36.0% |
| |
| TOTAL
@ |
9,396,358 |
8,558,658 |
9.8% |
2,572,335 |
2,515,969 |
2.2% |
| |
| |
| Camcorders |
713,845 |
586,513 |
21.7% |
1,208,594 |
1,186,183 |
1.9% |
| Color televisions** |
2,000,825 |
2,108,823 |
-5.1% |
4,561,533 |
4,879,012 |
-6.5% |
| Color TV/VCR combinations |
289,855 |
529,007 |
-45.2% |
759,969 |
1,141,202 |
-33.4% |
| DVD players** |
1,613,649 |
1,325,907 |
21.7% |
3,154,195 |
2,682,842 |
17.6% |
| Projection televisions |
54,981 |
86,845 |
-36.7% |
118,562 |
193,551 |
-38.7% |
| TV/DVD players |
117,431 |
21,891 |
436.4% |
241,377 |
53,001 |
355.4% |
| VCR decks* |
890,668 |
1,399,192 |
-36.3% |
1,855,566 |
2,803,799 |
-33.8% |
| Total
video electronics |
5,681,254 |
6,058,178 |
-6.2% |
10,691,202 |
11,753,407 |
-9.0% |
| |
| Portable appliances
### |
7,893,132 |
7,467,733 |
5.7% |
19,236,036 |
18,730,073 |
2.7% |
| Air Treatment |
401,275 |
510,541 |
-21.4% |
1,629,767 |
1,968,231 |
-17.2% |
| |
| Water softeners, commercial |
4,200 |
4,649 |
-9.7% |
11,383 |
11,767 |
-3.3% |
| Water softeners, residential |
90,875 |
97,347 |
-6.6% |
271,799 |
264,574 |
2.7% |
## 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 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.
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