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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

		December			YEAR TO DATE
Appliance	2000	1999	CHANGE	2000	1999	CHANGE
Free-standing electric ranges	384,300	385,500	-0.30%	3,826,100	3,784,800	1.10%
Built-in electric ranges	73,300	69,700	5.20%	705,900	704,500	0.20%
Surface cooking units	48,300	47,100	2.50%	493,700	493,100	0.10%
Total electric ranges	505,900	502,300	0.70%	5,025,700	4,982,400	0.90%
Free-standing gas ranges	278,100	282,600	-1.60%	2,729,100	2,697,600	1.20%
Built-in gas ranges	7,600	6,900	10.10%	69,900	71,900	-2.80%
Surface cooking units	37,500	33,300	12.60%	377,300	366,700	2.90%
Total gas ranges	323,200	322,800	0.10%	3,176,300	3,136,200	1.30%
Microwave ovens/ranges*	1,075,000	1,443,500	-25.50%	12,643,600	11,421,900	10.70%
Total ranges	1,904,100	2,268,600	-16.10%	20,845,600	19,540,500	6.70%

Chest freezers	94,700	121,600	-22.10%	1,075,500	1,057,700	1.70%
Upright freezers	78,500	98,200	-20.10%	888,000	929,500	-4.50%
Total freezers	173,200	219,800	-21.20%	1,963,500	1,987,200	-1.20%
Refrigerators	755,700	768,000	-1.60%	9,216,600	9,098,600	1.30%
Total refrigeration	928,900	987,800	-6.00%	11,180,100	11,085,800	0.90%

Automatic washers	773,200	665,100	16.30%	7,495,000	7,313,200	2.50%
Electric dryers	532,000	473,200	12.40%	5,094,700	4,864,700	4.70%
Gas dryers	151,400	134,400	12.60%	1,479,800	1,443,700	2.50%
Total dryers	683,400	607,600	12.50%	6,574,500	6,308,400	4.20%
Total home laundry	1,456,600	1,272,700	14.40%	14,069,500	13,621,600	3.30%

Built-in dishwashers	570,100	602,200	-5.30%	5,663,300	5,541,600	2.20%
Portable dishwashers	19,900	21,900	-9.10%	164,400	169,600	-3.10%
Total dishwashers	590,000	624,100	-5.50%	5,827,700	5,711,200	2.00%

Disposers	565,500	519,300	8.90%	5,485,000	5,369,400	2.20%
Household trash compactors	13,300	12,500	6.40%	118,200	114,700	3.10%

SUBTOTAL⁺	5,458,400	5,685,000	-4.00%	57,526,100	55,443,200	3.80%

Room air-conditioners⁺	148,400	180,500	-17.80%	6,496,400	6,294,200	3.20%
Unitary air-conditioners	238,107	321,186	-25.90%	5,346,046	5,353,676	-0.10%
Heat pumps	88,430	92,275	-4.20%	1,339,435	1,259,695	6.30%
Dehumidifiers⁺	14,300	11,100	28.80%	975,400	950,200	2.70%
Total air-conditioners	489,237	605,061	-19.10%	14,157,281	13,857,771	2.20%

Gas warm air furnaces	291,273	276,016	5.50%	3,104,191	3,126,127	-0.70%
Oil warm air furnaces	13,512	11,002	22.80%	121,467	125,378	-3.10%
Gas boilers	26,773	22,660	18.20%	N/A	N/A	N/A
Oil boilers	14,013	14,319	-2.10%	144,124	149,050	-3.30%
Total central heating	345,571	323,997	6.70%	3,369,782	3,400,555	-0.90%

Electric water heaters	379,759	383,661	-1.00%	4,257,433	4,281,199	-0.60%
Gas water heaters	450,064	449,292	0.20%	4,907,007	4,933,659	-0.50%
Total residential water heaters	829,823	832,953	-0.40%	9,164,440	9,214,858	-0.50%

TOTAL	7,123,031	7,447,011	-4.40%	84,217,603	81,916,384	2.80%

Camcorders	543,547	388,043	40.10%	5,848,023	4,790,302	22.10%
Color televisions**	2,542,950	2,092,973	21.50%	24,175,344	23,218,339	4.10%
Color TV/VCR combinations	415,355	366,170	13.40%	4,963,861	4,418,471	12.30%
DVD players##	1,303,091	646,290	101.60%	8,498,545	4,071,938	108.70%
Projection televisions	142,452	162,362	-12.30%	1,215,896	1,231,690	-1.30%
VCR deck#	1,483,072	1,939,613	-23.50%	23,071,541	22,808,958	1.20%
Total video electronics	6,430,467	5,595,451	14.90%	67,773,210	60,539,698	11.90%

Portable appliances###	8,158,324	8,934,347	-8.70%	105,552,494	103,987,888	1.50%

Water softeners, commercial	2,770	11,079	-75.00%	55,491	63,543	-12.70%
Water softeners, residential	73,915	92,514	-20.10%	988,790	954,977	3.50%

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.