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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

		July			YEAR TO DATE
Appliance	2000	1999	CHANGE	2000	1999	CHANGE
Free-standing electric ranges	236,200	262,000	-9.80%	2,147,400	2,100,000	2.30%
Built-in electric ranges	48,800	48,400	0.80%	395,100	391,200	1.00%
Surface cooking units	33,600	35,400	-5.10%	275,300	280,700	-1.90%
Total electric ranges	318,600	345,800	-7.90%	2,817,800	2,771,900	1.70%
Free-standing gas ranges	166,900	179,500	-7.00%	1,509,500	1,457,400	3.60%
Built-in gas ranges	4,500	4,400	2.30%	38,800	39,300	-1.30%
Surface cooking units	25,200	25,300	-0.40%	209,100	206,900	1.10%
Total gas ranges	196,600	209,200	-6.00%	1,757,400	1,703,600	3.20%
Microwave ovens/ranges*	943,500	918,400	2.70%	7,110,700	6,020,900	18.10%
Total ranges	1,458,700	1,473,400	-1.00%	11,685,900	10,496,400	11.30%

Chest freezers	91,500	92,500	-1.10%	624,100	575,500	8.40%
Upright freezers	74,000	86,800	-14.70%	505,000	487,800	3.50%
Total freezers	165,500	179,300	-7.70%	1,129,100	1,063,300	6.20%
Refrigerators	797,500	868,600	-8.20%	5,452,900	5,278,100	3.30%
Total refrigeration	963,000	1,047,900	-8.10%	6,582,000	6,341,400	3.80%

Automatic washers	482,900	534,200	-9.60%	4,369,300	4,251,200	2.80%
Electric dryers	329,700	325,800	1.20%	2,949,500	2,795,000	5.50%
Gas dryers	92,900	96,100	-3.30%	837,100	808,400	3.60%
Total dryers	422,600	421,900	0.20%	3,786,600	3,603,400	5.10%
Total home laundry	905,500	956,100	-5.30%	8,155,900	7,854,600	3.80%

Built-in dishwashers	373,400	393,300	-5.10%	3,250,300	3,021,500	7.60%
Portable dishwashers	10,700	12,300	-13.00%	94,200	96,700	-2.60%
Total dishwashers	384,100	405,600	-5.30%	3,344,500	3,118,200	7.30%

Disposers	395,600	364,800	8.40%	3,160,300	3,054,000	3.50%
Household trash compactors	9,100	8,900	2.20%	68,000	65,000	4.60%

SUBTOTAL⁺	4,116,000	4,256,700	-3.30%	32,996,600	30,929,600	6.70%

Room air-conditioners⁺	312,800	612,300	-48.90%	5,949,000	5,606,200	6.10%
Unitary air-conditioners	560,068	611,166	-8.40%	3,865,628	3,617,397	6.90%
Heat pumps	122,634	134,547	-8.90%	872,303	816,797	6.80%
Dehumidifiers⁺	61,100	111,300	-45.10%	632,000	758,200	-16.60%
Total air-conditioners	1,056,602	1,469,313	-28.10%	11,318,931	10,798,594	4.80%

Gas warm air furnaces	215,310	263,797	-18.40%	1,607,655	1,634,719	-1.70%
Oil warm air furnaces	8,644	9,470	-8.70%	50,892	50,883	0.00%
Gas boilers	N/A	11,475	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Oil boilers	9,857	9,985	-1.30%	59,636	64,204	-7.10%
Total central heating	233,811	294,727	-20.70%	1,718,183	1,749,806	-1.80%

Electric water heaters	292,886	312,799	-6.40%	2,502,760	2,514,739	-0.50%
Gas water heaters	327,838	356,408	-8.00%	2,875,584	2,877,597	-0.10%
Total residential water heaters	620,724	669,207	-7.20%	5,378,344	5,392,336	-0.30%

TOTAL	6,027,137	6,689,947	-9.90%	51,412,058	48,870,336	5.20%

Camcorders	443,620	374,824	18.40%	3,057,561	2,524,010	21.10%
Color televisions**	1,614,742	1,785,549	-9.60%	12,353,427	11,649,104	6.00%
Color TV/VCR combinations	354,606	419,968	-15.60%	2,577,490	2,250,228	14.50%
DVD players##	537,453	325,151	65.30%	3,238,392	1,611,631	100.90%
Projection televisions	83,743	89,060	-6.00%	677,678	559,768	21.10%
VCR deck#	1,660,706	1,675,294	-0.90%	11,808,564	11,209,756	5.30%
Total video electronics	4,694,870	4,669,846	0.50%	33,713,112	29,804,497	13.10%

Portable appliances###	7,287,578	7,656,081	-4.80%	46,993,432	43,631,850	7.70%

Water softeners, commercial	4,184	4,722	-11.40%	34,993	32,248	8.50%
Water softeners, residential	78,587	71,394	10.10%	593,636	529,557	12.10%

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.