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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

		October			YEAR TO DATE
Appliance	2000	1999	CHANGE	2000	1999	CHANGE
Free-standing electric ranges	292,600	320,000	-8.60%	3,132,800	3,066,400	2.20%
Built-in electric ranges	52,600	61,700	-14.70%	572,300	570,600	0.30%
Surface cooking units	38,000	41,100	-7.50%	404,800	403,800	0.20%
Total electric ranges	383,200	422,800	-9.40%	4,109,900	4,040,800	1.70%
Free-standing gas ranges	232,200	241,400	-3.80%	2,222,000	2,172,900	2.30%
Built-in gas ranges	5,600	6,400	-12.50%	55,700	57,500	-3.10%
Surface cooking units	30,600	32,500	-5.80%	308,200	302,400	1.90%
Total gas ranges	268,400	280,300	-4.20%	2,585,900	2,532,800	2.10%
Microwave ovens/ranges*	793,400	1,098,800	-27.80%	9,829,000	9,156,500	7.30%
Total ranges	1,445,000	1,801,900	-19.80%	16,524,800	15,730,100	5.10%

Chest freezers	85,500	78,900	8.40%	913,100	852,900	7.10%
Upright freezers	78,600	82,600	-4.80%	759,500	756,600	0.40%
Total freezers	164,100	161,500	1.60%	1,672,600	1,609,500	3.90%
Refrigerators	650,900	680,200	-4.30%	7,884,400	7,675,600	2.70%
Total refrigeration	815,000	841,700	-3.20%	9,557,000	9,285,100	2.90%

Automatic washers	533,300	545,500	-2.20%	6,230,300	6,106,200	2.00%
Electric dryers	360,700	366,500	-1.60%	4,200,300	4,018,400	4.50%
Gas dryers	111,000	120,300	-7.70%	1,214,800	1,200,400	1.20%
Total dryers	471,700	486,800	-3.10%	5,415,100	5,218,800	3.80%
Total home laundry	1,005,000	1,032,300	-2.60%	11,645,400	11,325,000	2.80%

Built-in dishwashers	409,800	468,700	-12.60%	4,662,700	4,436,400	5.10%
Portable dishwashers	11,500	10,100	13.90%	130,700	133,000	-1.70%
Total dishwashers	421,300	478,800	-12.00%	4,793,400	4,569,400	4.90%

Disposers	439,600	419,000	4.90%	4,525,400	4,444,800	1.80%
Household trash compactors	7,000	10,600	-34.00%	97,600	92,100	6.00%

SUBTOTAL⁺	4,132,900	4,584,300	-9.80%	47,143,600	45,446,500	3.70%

Room air-conditioners⁺	-15,900	39,700	-140.10%	6,350,800	6,077,200	4.50%
Unitary air-conditioners	261,814	309,398	-15.40%	4,872,367	4,765,694	2.20%
Heat pumps	112,455	95,738	17.50%	1,175,474	1,115,244	5.40%
Dehumidifiers⁺	20,600	30,000	-31.30%	952,900	939,300	1.40%
Total air-conditioners	378,969	474,836	-20.20%	13,351,541	12,897,438	3.50%

Gas warm air furnaces	313,777	316,268	-0.80%	2,514,638	2,576,561	-2.40%
Oil warm air furnaces	15,091	18,094	-16.60%	94,970	101,200	-6.20%
Gas boilers	31,612	28,445	11.10%	N/A	N/A	N/A
Oil boilers	19,779	18,940	4.40%	115,159	119,432	-3.60%
Total central heating	380,259	381,747	-0.40%	2,724,767	2,797,193	-2.60%

Electric water heaters	341,093	342,948	-0.50%	3,533,449	3,544,113	-0.30%
Gas water heaters	395,581	416,245	-5.00%	4,045,131	4,063,147	-0.40%
Total residential water heaters	736,674	759,193	-3.00%	7,578,580	7,607,260	-0.40%

TOTAL	5,628,802	6,200,076	-9.20%	70,798,488	68,748,391	3.00%

Camcorders	702,340	580,641	21.00%	4,819,170	3,939,370	22.30%
Color televisions**	2,358,328	2,570,389	-8.30%	19,230,197	18,744,635	2.60%
Color TV/VCR combinations	541,111	516,089	4.80%	4,035,200	3,634,655	11.00%
DVD players##	1,236,658	603,048	105.10%	6,328,947	2,976,406	112.60%
Projection televisions	111,362	138,068	-19.30%	978,273	948,950	3.10%
VCR deck#	2,938,655	2,777,711	5.80%	19,004,984	18,233,247	4.20%
Total video electronics	7,888,454	7,185,946	9.80%	54,396,771	48,477,263	12.20%

Portable appliances###	14,353,758	13,763,684	4.30%	83,988,751	80,669,533	4.10%

Water softeners, commercial	4,029	5,321	-24.30%	49,067	47,118	4.10%
Water softeners, residential	83,214	84,367	-1.40%	849,629	785,353	8.20%

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.