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Monthly U.S. Shipment
Statistics 1995 - Present
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October 2008: U.S. Appliance Industry Factory Unit Shipment Statistics - Factory Unit Shipments for the month of July 2008
September 2008: U.S. Appliance Industry Factory Unit Shipment Statistics - Factory Unit Shipments Statistics for the month of June 2008

U.S. Appliance Industry Factory Unit Shipment Statistics

		February			YEAR TO DATE
Appliance	2000	1999	CHANGE	2000	1999	CHANGE
Free-standing electric ranges	301000	293400	2.60%	558900	537800	3.90%
Built-in electric ranges	54700	57700	-5.20%	104700	107700	-2.80%
Surface cooking units	39900	43000	-7.20%	73900	78300	-5.60%
Total electric ranges	395600	394100	0.40%	737500	723800	1.90%
Free-standing gas ranges	213200	204000	4.50%	396800	367800	7.90%
Built-in gas ranges	5800	6900	-15.90%	10300	11600	-11.20%
Surface cooking units	30800	30900	-0.30%	55400	55800	-0.70%
Total gas ranges	249800	241800	3.30%	462500	435200	6.30%
Microwave ovens/ranges*	1049400	779700	34.60%	1873900	1427300	31.30%
Total ranges	1694800	1415600	19.70%	3073900	2586300	18.90%

Chest freezers	83700	74900	11.70%	144500	135400	6.70%
Upright freezers	71900	54500	31.90%	127500	108600	17.40%
Total freezers	155600	129400	20.20%	272000	244000	11.50%
Refrigerators	601200	631900	-4.90%	1140300	1155600	-1.30%
Total refrigeration	756800	761300	-0.60%	1412300	1399600	0.90%

Automatic washers	635100	624600	1.70%	1190300	1163200	2.30%
Electric dryers	424400	430400	-1.40%	794900	782600	1.60%
Gas dryers	113500	125100	-9.30%	218800	226400	-3.40%
Total dryers	537900	555500	-3.20%	1013700	1009000	0.50%
Total home laundry	1173000	1180100	-0.60%	2204000	2172200	1.50%

Built-in dishwashers	417000	421200	-1.00%	815300	779600	4.60%
Portable dishwashers	13000	16300	-20.20%	27400	29500	-7.10%
Total dishwashers	430000	437500	-1.70%	842700	809100	4.20%

Disposers	470700	461100	2.10%	913300	862300	5.90%
Household trash compactors	9900	9000	10.00%	18300	18200	0.50%

SUBTOTAL⁺	4535200	4264600	6.30%	8464500	7847700	7.90%

Room air-conditioners⁺	598500	434900	37.60%	817100	622500	31.30%
Unitary air-conditioners	409840	337228	21.50%	748584	598894	25.00%
Heat pumps	100955	89342	13.00%	195597	174603	12.00%
Dehumidifiers⁺	30000	63600	-52.80%	48000	85200	-43.70%
Total air-conditioners	1139295	925070	23.20%	1809281	1481197	22.10%

Gas warm air furnaces	211076	200594	5.20%	431939	424651	1.70%
Oil warm air furnaces	7884	5837	35.10%	16773	15396	8.90%
Gas boilers	14014	11589	20.90%	28629	24723	15.80%
Oil boilers	7688	8779	-12.40%	16578	16588	-0.10%
Total central heating	240662	226799	6.10%	493919	481358	2.60%

Electric water heaters	385231	366974	5.00%	728527	711649	2.40%
Gas water heaters	446120	439601	1.50%	852127	838545	1.60%
Total residential water heaters	831351	806575	3.10%	1580654	1550194	2.00%

TOTAL	6746508	6223044	8.40%	12348354	11360449	8.70%

Camcorders	22844	N/A	N/A	43852	N/A	N/A
Color televisions**	300892	242318	24.20%	597578	468075	27.70%
Color TV/VCR combinations	1577367	1467518	7.50%	2939928	2851461	3.10%
DVD players##	297506	249025	19.50%	511865	481254	6.40%
Projection televisions	401035	109399	266.60%	771066	234935	228.20%
VCR deck#	104723	82568	26.80%	196933	155286	26.80%
Total video electronics	1386449	1178969	17.60%	2514658	2335430	7.70%
	4090816	3329797	22.90%	7575880	6526441	16.10%
Portable appliances###
	6419405	5604861	14.50%	12361399	12080106	2.30%
Water softeners, commercial	4511	4792	-5.90%	10143	8968	13.10%
Water softeners, residential	96453	74897	28.80%	180161	146695	22.80%

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

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