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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

		April			YEAR TO DATE
Appliance	2000	1999	CHANGE	2000	1999	CHANGE
Free-standing electric ranges	298,100	286,700	4.00%	1,263,400	1,198,500	5.40%
Built-in electric ranges	385,800	376,400	2.50%	1,652,300	1,598,900	3.30%
Surface cooking units	36,600	36,000	1.70%	160,200	166,300	-3.70%
Total electric ranges	720,500	699,100	3.10%	3,075,900	2,963,700	3.80%
Free-standing gas ranges	298,100	286,700	4.00%	1,263,400	1,198,500	5.40%
Built-in gas ranges	51,100	53,600	-4.70%	228,800	234,000	-2.20%
Surface cooking units	36,600	36,000	1.70%	160,200	166,300	-3.70%
Total gas ranges	385,800	376,300	2.50%	1,652,400	1,598,800	3.40%
Microwave ovens/ranges*	714,200	759,200	-5.90%	3,927,400	3,223,500	21.80%
Total ranges	1,820,500	1,834,600	-0.80%	8,655,700	7,786,000	11.20%

Chest freezers	82,700	80,100	3.20%	342,100	310,700	10.10%
Upright freezers	62,000	67,900	-8.70%	267,000	244,200	9.30%
Total freezers	144,700	148,000	-2.20%	609,100	554,900	9.80%
Refrigerators	661,500	637,800	3.70%	2,731,300	2,576,100	6.00%
Total refrigeration	806,200	785,800	2.60%	3,340,400	3,131,000	6.70%

Automatic washers	556,100	578,900	-3.90%	2,588,500	2,499,800	3.50%
Electric dryers	387,700	388,500	-0.20%	1,769,500	1,679,200	5.40%
Gas dryers	108,800	110,800	-1.80%	493,000	474,200	4.00%
Total dryers	496,500	499,300	-0.60%	2,262,500	2,153,400	5.10%
Total home laundry	1,052,600	1,078,200	-2.40%	4,851,000	4,653,200	4.30%

Built-in dishwashers	434,300	425,500	2.10%	1,859,600	1,745,600	6.50%
Portable dishwashers	12,400	13,500	-8.10%	59,200	58,800	0.70%
Total dishwashers	446,700	439,000	1.80%	1,918,800	1,804,400	6.30%

Disposers	419,200	431,500	-2.90%	1,888,900	1,803,300	4.70%
Household trash compactors	8,800	8,500	3.50%	39,100	37,200	5.10%

SUBTOTAL⁺	4,554,000	4,577,600	-0.50%	20,693,900	19,215,100	7.70%

Room air-conditioners⁺	902,600	1,081,300	-16.50%	3,391,500	2,806,000	20.90%
Unitary air-conditioners	510,837	535,981	-4.70%	1,861,933	1,635,406	13.90%
Heat pumps	111,559	111,039	0.50%	442,193	391,409	13.00%
Dehumidifiers⁺	113,700	161,600	-29.60%	293,700	359,700	-18.30%
Total air-conditioners	1,638,696	1,889,920	-13.30%	5,989,326	5,192,515	15.30%

Gas warm air furnaces	198,355	215,900	-8.10%	891,510	872,115	2.20%
Oil warm air furnaces	4,805	5,692	-15.60%	29,919	27,916	7.20%
Total central heating	203,160	221,592	-8.30%	921,429	900,031	2.40%

Electric water heaters	328,655	356,183	-7.70%	1,510,905	1,486,358	1.70%
Gas water heaters	377,270	404,118	-6.60%	1,746,236	1,720,659	1.50%
Total residential water heaters	705,925	760,301	-7.20%	3,257,141	3,207,017	1.60%

TOTAL	7,101,781	7,449,413	-4.70%	30,861,796	28,514,663	8.20%

Camcorders	467,389	456,282	2.40%	1,590,330	1,363,394	16.60%
Color televisions**	1,712,916	1,583,353	8.20%	6,860,380	6,182,196	11.00%
Color TV/VCR combinations	413,032	326,734	26.4	1,374,891	1,145,028	20.10%
DVD players##	409,192	269,107	52.10%	1,592,817	680,056	134.20%
Projection televisions	89,052	82,157	8.40%	414,528	318,761	30.00%
VCR deck#	1,813,281	1,895,160	-4.30%	6,410,583	5,920,099	8.30%
Total video electronics	4,904,862	4,612,793	6.30%	18,243,529	15,609,534	16.80%

Portable appliances###	6,705,717	5,035,352	33.20%	26,566,239	23,803,131	11.60%

Water softeners, commercial	4,901	4,702	4.20%	20,096	18,712	7.40%
Water softeners, residential	112,327	73,544	52.70%	412,276	302,871	36.10%

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.