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October 2008: 12th Annual Portrait of the Chinese Appliance Industry
September 2008: 31st Annual Portrait of the U.S. Appliance Industry

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
 
AUGUST
  YEAR TO DATE  
Appliance 2000 1999 CHANGE 2000 1999 CHANGE
Free-standing electric ranges 274,300 285,700 -4.00% 2,421,700 2,385,700 1.50%
Built-in electric ranges 51,800 53,900 -3.90% 446,900 445,100 0.40%
Surface cooking units 36,400 36,300 0.30% 311,700 317,100 -1.70%
Total electric ranges 362,500 375,900 -3.60% 3,180,300 3,147,900 1.00%
Free-standing gas ranges 189,800 201,100 -5.60% 1,699,400 1,658,500 2.50%
Built-in gas ranges 4,200 4,700 -10.60% 43,000 44,000 -2.30%
Surface cooking units 29,200 28,300 3.20% 238,300 235,200 1.30%
Total gas ranges 223,200 234,100 -4.70% 1,980,700 1,937,700 2.20%
Microwave ovens/ranges* 778,900 709,500 9.80% 7,889,500 6,730,400 17.20%
Total ranges 1,364,600 1,319,500 3.40% 13,050,500 11,816,000 10.40%
             
Chest freezers 86,500 92,800 -6.80% 710,600 668,400 6.30%
Upright freezers 71,100 84,300 -15.70% 576,100 572,100 0.70%
Total freezers 157,600 177,100 -11.00% 1,286,700 1,240,500 3.70%
Refrigerators 789,000 845,900 -6.70% 6,241,800 6,124,100 1.90%
Total refrigeration 946,600 1,023,000 -7.50% 7,528,500 7,364,600 2.20%
             
Automatic washers 537,500 601,800 -10.70% 4,906,800 4,853,000 1.10%
Electric dryers 348,100 395,500 -12.00% 3,297,600 3,190,400 3.40%
Gas dryers 108,200 123,200 -12.20% 945,300 931,500 1.50%
Total dryers 456,300 518,700 -12.00% 4,242,900 4,121,900 2.90%
Total home laundry 993,800 1,120,500 -11.30% 9,149,700 8,974,900 1.90%
             
Built-in dishwashers 411,600 438,000 -6.00% 3,662,000 3,459,400 5.90%
Portable dishwashers 9,900 12,600 -21.40% 104,200 109,300 -4.70%
Total dishwashers 421,500 450,600 -6.50% 3,766,200 3,568,700 5.50%
             
Disposers 395,100 409,200 -3.40% 3,555,400 3,463,300 2.70%
Household trash compactors 10,900 8,400 29.80% 79,000 73,400 7.60%
             
SUBTOTAL+ 4,132,500 4,331,200 -4.60% 37,129,300 35,260,900 5.30%
             
Room air-conditioners+ 74,600 157,200 -52.50% 6,372,400 5,961,300 6.90%
Unitary air-conditioners 406,545 422,699 -3.80% 4,272,173 4,040,096 5.70%
Heat pumps 94,834 104,366 -9.10% 967,137 921,163 5.00%
Dehumidifiers+ 102,500 42,300 142.30% 877,200 868,500 1.00%
Total air-conditioners 678,479 726,565 -6.60% 12,488,910 11,791,059 5.90%
             
Gas warm air furnaces 242,630 266,957 -9.10% 1,850,285 1,901,676 -2.70%
Oil warm air furnaces 10,945 12,768 -14.30% 61,837 63,651 -2.80%
Gas boilers N/A 19,021 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Oil boilers 15,037 15,196 -1.00% 74,673 79,400 -6.00%
Total central heating 268,612 313,942 -14.40% 1,986,795 2,044,727 -2.80%
             
Electric water heaters 327,600 338,787 -3.30% 2,830,360 2,853,526 -0.80%
Gas water heaters 367,315 365,731 0.40% 3,242,899 3,243,328 0.00%
Total residential water heaters 694,915 704,518 -1.40% 6,073,259 6,096,854 -0.40%
             
TOTAL 5,774,506 6,076,225 -5.00% 57,678,264 55,193,540 4.50%
             
Camcorders 368,115 351,033 4.90% 3,425,676 2,875,043 19.20%
Color televisions** 1,832,877 1,870,115 -2.00% 14,186,304 13,519,219 4.90%
Color TV/VCR combinations 389,137 366,465 6.20% 2,966,627 2,616,693 13.40%
DVD players## 557,617 260,225 114.30% 3,796,009 1,871,856 102.80%
Projection televisions 92,839 90,324 2.80% 770,517 650,092 18.50%
VCR deck# 1,698,576 1,624,281 4.60% 13,507,140 12,834,037 5.20%
Total video electronics 4,939,161 4,562,443 8.30% 38,652,273 34,366,940 12.50%
             
Portable appliances### 10,336,344 10,259,696 0.70% 57,839,239 54,592,614 5.90%
             
Water softeners, commercial 4,672 4,604 1.50% 39,665 36,852 7.60%
Water softeners, residential 83,739 78,195 7.10% 677,375 607,752 11.50%
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.
 

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