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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

		May			YEAR TO DATE
Appliance	2001	2000	CHANGE	2001	2000	CHANGE
Free-standing electric ranges	281,000	288,400	-2.60%	1,454,500	1,551,800	-6.30%
Built-in electric ranges	51,600	51,800	-0.40%	274,500	280,600	-2.20%
Surface cooking units	38,000	35,300	7.60%	194,800	200,000	-2.60%
Total electric ranges	370,600	375,500	-1.30%	1,923,800	2,032,400	-5.30%
Free-standing gas ranges	187,500	198,200	-5.40%	975,900	1,094,800	-10.90%
Built-in gas ranges	4,600	4,700	-2.10%	26,500	28,300	-6.40%
Surface cooking units	30,100	26,400	14.00%	144,300	148,000	-2.50%
Total gas ranges	222,200	229,300	-3.10%	1,146,700	1,271,100	-9.80%
Microwave ovens/ranges*	805,900	868,700	-7.20%	4,557,000	4,842,000	-5.90%
Total ranges	1,398,700	1,473,500	-5.10%	7,627,500	8,145,500	-6.40%

Chest freezers	84,000	75,300	11.60%	460,800	417,400	10.40%
Upright freezers	54,000	73,200	-26.20%	323,700	335,300	-3.50%
Total freezers	138,000	148,500	-7.10%	784,500	752,700	4.20%
Refrigerators	747,100	805,400	-7.20%	3,290,200	3,541,600	-7.10%
Total refrigeration	885,100	953,900	-7.20%	4,074,700	4,294,300	-5.10%

Automatic washers	523,700	555,900	-5.80%	2,968,200	3,144,400	-5.60%
Electric dryers	364,400	359,500	1.40%	2,098,100	2,129,000	-1.50%
Gas dryers	95,300	106,900	-10.90%	548,900	600,000	-8.50%
Total dryers	459,700	466,400	-1.40%	2,647,000	2,729,000	-3.00%
Total home laundry	983,400	1,022,300	-3.80%	5,615,200	5,873,400	-4.40%

Built-in dishwashers	401,500	434,800	-7.70%	2,086,400	2,294,400	-9.10%
Portable dishwashers	9,300	11,100	-16.20%	59,200	70,300	-15.80%
Total dishwashers	410,800	445,900	-7.90%	2,145,600	2,364,700	-9.30%

Disposers	435,500	387,900	12.30%	2,154,200	2,276,700	-5.40%
Household trash compactors	8,800	8,700	1.10%	50,000	47,800	4.60%

SUBTOTAL⁺	4,122,300	4,292,200	-4.00%	21,667,200	23,002,400	-5.80%

Room air-conditioners⁺	1,094,100	1,105,900	-1.10%	4,216,700	4,892,700	-13.80%
Unitary air-conditioners	615,362	653,473	-5.80%	2,242,355	2,515,406	-10.90%
Heat pumps	164,060	134,201	22.20%	632,386	576,394	9.70%
Dehumidifiers⁺	132,300	119,400	10.80%	479,500	489,600	-2.10%
Total air-conditioners	2,005,822	2,012,974	-0.40%	7,570,941	8,474,100	-10.70%

Gas warm air furnaces	228,860	221,812	3.20%	1,109,443	1,113,322	-0.30%
Oil warm air furnaces	5,317	5,165	2.90%	34,040	35,084	-3.00%
Cast iron gas boilers	8,112	9,327	-13.00%	59,632	59,546	0.10%
Steel gas boilers	11	34	-67.60%	N/A	N/A	N/A
Cast iron oil boilers	5,208	5,631	-7.50%	31,787	31,452	1.10%
Steel oil boilers	997	977	2.00%	5,964	5,773	3.30%
Total central heating	248,505	242,946	2.30%	1,240,866	1,245,177	-0.30%

Electric water heaters	346,424	305,717	13.30%	1,848,849	1,816,622	1.80%
Gas water heaters	390,704	361,780	8.00%	2,140,082	2,108,016	1.50%
Total residential water heaters	737,128	667,497	10.40%	3,988,931	3,924,638	1.60%

TOTAL	7,113,755	7,215,617	-1.40%	34,467,938	36,646,315	-5.90%

Camcorders	454,336	429,214	5.90%	2,065,358	2,019,544	2.30%
Color televisions**	1,318,018	1,421,653	-7.30%	7,745,961	8,282,033	-6.50%
Color TV/VCR combinations	289,106	407,859	-29.10%	1,539,069	1,782,750	-13.70%
DVD players##	523,225	453,435	15.40%	3,489,954	2,046,252	70.60%
Projection televisions	51,612	62,354	-17.20%	363,874	451,058	-19.30%
VCR deck#	1,195,341	1,834,422	-34.80%	5,724,075	8,245,005	-30.60%
Total video electronics	3,831,638	4,608,937	-16.90%	20,928,291	22,826,642	-8.30%

Portable appliances###	7,023,092	6,763,138	3.80%	35,348,710	35,319,146	0.10%

Water softeners, commercial	3,959	5,076	-22.00%	21,846	25,172	-13.20%
Water softeners, residential	76,775	84,810	-9.50%	392,488	426,443	-8.00%

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.