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The Canadian Appliance Manufacturers Association's (CAMA) on Thursday reported a solid start to 2003 for the major appliance industry, with refrigerators, ranges, washers, dryers, dishwashers, cooktops, and microwave ovens reporting total first quarter units sales of 973,259. Gas appliance sales were particularly strong in the first quarter, up a combined 8.7 percent over the first quarter of 2002, with 18,916 units sold. CAMA also reported that its members forecast gas ranges and gas dryers unit sales to total 81,000 units in 2003.
First-quarter 2003 unit sales figures are as follows:
Refrigerators: 195,672
Electric Ranges: 152,699
Gas Ranges: 13,084
Automatic Washers: 164,145
Electric Dryers: 138,153
Gas Dryers: 5,832
Dishwashers: 126,206
Cooktops: 8,765
Microwave Ovens: 168,703
Forecasts of annual unit sales for 2003 are as follows:
Refrigerators: 987,000
Electric Ranges: 697,000
Gas Ranges: 56,000
Automatic Washers: 751,000
Electric Dryers: 615,000
Gas Dryers: 25,000
Dishwashers: 588,000
Cooktops: 35,000
Microwave Ovens: 890,000
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