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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

		November			YEAR TO DATE
Appliance	2000	1999	CHANGE	2000	1999	CHANGE
Free-standing electric ranges	309,000	332,900	-7.20%	3,441,800	3,399,300	1.30%
Built-in electric ranges	60,300	64,200	-6.10%	632,600	634,800	-0.30%
Surface cooking units	40,500	42,300	-4.30%	445,300	446,100	-0.20%
Total electric ranges	409,800	439,400	-6.70%	4,519,700	4,480,200	0.90%
Free-standing gas ranges	229,000	242,200	-5.50%	2,451,000	2,415,100	1.50%
Built-in gas ranges	6,700	7,500	-10.70%	62,400	65,000	-4.00%
Surface cooking units	31,600	31,000	1.90%	339,800	333,400	1.90%
Total gas ranges	267,300	280,700	-4.80%	2,853,200	2,813,500	1.40%
Microwave ovens/ranges*	1,220,000	822,000	48.40%	11,576,000	9,978,500	16.00%
Total ranges	1,897,100	1,542,100	23.00%	18,948,900	17,272,200	9.70%

Chest freezers	85,500	78,900	8.40%	913,900	852,900	7.20%
Upright freezers	78,600	82,600	-4.80%	759,500	756,600	0.40%
Total freezers	164,100	161,500	1.60%	1,673,400	1,609,500	4.00%
Refrigerators	650,900	680,200	-4.30%	7,884,400	7,675,600	2.70%
Total refrigeration	815,000	841,700	-3.20%	9,557,800	9,285,100	2.90%

Automatic washers	491,600	542,000	-9.30%	6,721,800	6,648,100	1.10%
Electric dryers	362,400	373,100	-2.90%	4,562,700	4,391,500	3.90%
Gas dryers	113,700	108,800	4.50%	1,328,500	1,309,300	1.50%
Total dryers	476,100	481,900	-1.20%	5,891,200	5,700,800	3.30%
Total home laundry	967,700	1,023,900	-5.50%	12,613,000	12,348,900	2.10%

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	394,100	405,200	-2.70%	4,919,500	4,850,100	1.40%
Household trash compactors	7,200	10,200	-29.40%	104,900	102,200	2.60%

SUBTOTAL⁺	4,502,400	4,301,900	4.70%	50,937,500	48,427,900	5.20%

Room air-conditioners⁺	-2,800	36,500	-107.70%	6,348,000	6,113,700	3.80%
Unitary air-conditioners	239,832	266,796	-10.10%	5,112,199	5,032,490	1.60%
Heat pumps	88,960	85,876	3.60%	1,264,434	1,201,120	5.30%
Dehumidifiers⁺	8,300	-200	-4250.00%	961,200	939,000	2.40%
Total air-conditioners	334,292	388,972	-14.10%	13,685,833	13,286,310	3.00%

Gas warm air furnaces	304,840	273,550	11.40%	2,819,478	2,850,111	-1.10%
Oil warm air furnaces	13,166	13,176	-0.10%	108,136	114,376	-5.50%
Gas boilers	26,974	24,956	8.10%	N/A	N/A	N/A
Oil boilers	14,952	15,299	-2.30%	130,111	134,731	-3.40%
Total central heating	359,932	326,981	10.10%	3,057,725	3,099,218	-1.30%

Electric water heaters	344,225	353,425	-2.60%	3,877,674	3,897,538	-0.50%
Gas water heaters	411,812	421,220	-2.20%	4,456,943	4,484,367	-0.60%
Total residential water heaters	756,037	774,645	-2.40%	8,334,617	8,381,905	-0.60%

TOTAL	5,952,661	5,792,498	2.80%	76,015,675	73,195,333	3.90%

Camcorders	485,306	462,889	4.80%	5,304,476	4,402,259	20.50%
Color televisions**	2,402,197	2,380,731	0.90%	21,632,394	21,125,366	2.40%
Color TV/VCR combinations	513,306	417,646	22.90%	4,548,506	4,052,301	12.20%
DVD players##	866,507	449,242	92.90%	7,195,454	3,425,648	110.00%
Projection televisions	95,171	120,378	-20.90%	1,073,444	1,069,328	0.40%
VCR deck#	2,583,485	2,636,098	-2.00%	21,588,469	20,869,345	3.40%
Total video electronics	6,945,972	6,466,984	7.40%	61,342,743	54,944,247	11.60%

Portable appliances###	13,399,204	14,384,008	-6.80%	97,394,170	95,053,541	2.50%

Water softeners, commercial	3,654	5,346	-31.60%	52,721	52,464	0.50%
Water softeners, residential	65,246	77,110	-15.40%	914,875	862,463	6.10%

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.