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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
 
    April     YEAR TO DATE  
Appliance 2001 2000 CHANGE 2001 2000 CHANGE
Free-standing electric ranges 285,600 298,100 -4.20% 1,173,400 1,263,400 -7.10%
Built-in electric ranges 49,700 51,100 -2.70% 222,900 228,800 -2.60%
Surface cooking units 35,500 36,400 -2.50% 156,800 164,700 -4.80%
Total electric ranges 370,800 385,600 -3.80% 1,553,100 1,656,900 -6.30%
Free-standing gas ranges 189,200 204,800 -7.60% 788,400 896,600 -12.10%
Built-in gas ranges 4,600 5,200 -11.50% 21,900 23,600 -7.20%
Surface cooking units 28,100 28,500 -1.40% 114,200 121,600 -6.10%
Total gas ranges 221,900 238,500 -7.00% 924,500 1,041,800 -11.30%
Microwave ovens/ranges* 814,300 760,100 7.10% 3,751,100 3,973,300 -5.60%
Total ranges 1,407,000 1,384,200 1.60% 6,228,700 6,672,000 -6.60%
             
Chest freezers 97,900 82,700 18.40% 376,800 342,100 10.10%
Upright freezers 60,200 59,900 0.50% 271,000 262,100 3.40%
Total freezers 158,100 142,600 10.90% 647,800 604,200 7.20%
Refrigerators 635,100 663,600 -4.30% 2,541,700 2,736,200 -7.10%
Total refrigeration 793,200 806,200 -1.60% 3,189,500 3,340,400 -4.50%
             
Automatic washers 552,200 556,100 -0.70% 2,444,600 2,588,500 -5.60%
Electric dryers 386,600 387,700 -0.30% 1,733,700 1,769,500 -2.00%
Gas dryers 100,400 108,800 -7.70% 453,600 493,000 -8.00%
Total dryers 487,000 496,500 -1.90% 2,187,300 2,262,500 -3.30%
Total home laundry 1,039,200 1,052,600 -1.30% 4,631,900 4,851,000 -4.50%
             
Built-in dishwashers 396,600 434,300 -8.70% 1,684,900 1,859,600 -9.40%
Portable dishwashers 8,700 12,400 -29.80% 49,900 59,200 -15.70%
Total dishwashers 405,300 446,700 -9.30% 1,734,800 1,918,800 -9.60%
             
Disposers 348,600 419,200 -16.80% 1,718,600 1,888,900 -9.00%
Household trash compactors 9,900 8,800 12.50% 41,200 39,100 5.40%
             
SUBTOTAL+ 4,003,200 4,117,700 -2.80% 17,544,700 18,710,200 -6.20%
             
Room air-conditioners+ 993,600 983,900 1.00% 3,122,600 3,786,900 -17.50%
Unitary air-conditioners 451,098 510,837 -11.70% 1,626,993 1,861,933 -12.60%
Heat pumps 121,052 111,559 8.50% 468,326 442,193 5.90%
Dehumidifiers+ 100,400 133,500 -24.80% 347,200 370,200 -6.20%
Total air-conditioners 1,666,150 1,739,796 -4.20% 5,565,119 6,461,226 -13.90%
             
Gas warm air furnaces 197,755 198,355 -0.30% 880,583 891,510 -1.20%
Oil warm air furnaces 5,966 4,805 24.20% 28,723 29,919 -4.00%
Gas boilers 12,237 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Oil boilers 7,101 5,942 19.50% 31,835 30,617 4.00%
Total central heating 223,059 209,102 6.70% 941,141 952,046 -1.10%
             
Electric water heaters 323,725 328,655 -1.50% 1,502,425 1,510,905 -0.60%
Gas water heaters 375,654 377,270 -0.40% 1,749,378 1,746,236 0.20%
Total residential water heaters 699,379 705,925 -0.90% 3,251,803 3,257,141 -0.20%
             
TOTAL 6,591,788 6,772,523 -2.70% 27,302,763 29,380,613 -7.10%
             
Camcorders 406,749 467,389 -13.00% 1,611,022 1,590,330 1.30%
Color televisions** 1,206,457 1,712,916 -29.60% 6,427,943 6,860,380 -6.30%
Color TV/VCR combinations 258,730 413,032 -37.40% 1,249,963 1,374,891 -9.10%
DVD players## 631,353 409,192 54.30% 2,966,729 1,592,817 86.30%
Projection televisions 60,382 84,549 -28.60% 312,262 388,704 -19.70%
VCR deck# 931,370 1,813,281 -48.60% 4,528,734 6,410,583 -29.40%
Total video electronics 3,495,041 4,900,359 -28.70% 17,096,653 18,217,705 -6.20%
             
Portable appliances### 6,406,968 7,217,074 -11.20% 29,082,154 28,397,110 2.40%
             
Water softeners, commercial 4,694 4,901 -4.20% 17,887 20,096 -11.00%
Water softeners, residential 69,744 74,266 -6.10% 315,713 341,633 -7.60%
 
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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