| |
MAY
|
|
YEAR
TO DATE
|
|
| Appliance |
2002
|
2001
|
CHANGE
|
2002
|
2001
|
CHANGE
|
| Free-standing
electric ranges |
315,500
|
281,000
|
12.30%
|
1,575,800
|
1,454,500
|
8.30%
|
| Built-in electric
ranges |
55,300
|
51,600
|
7.20%
|
299,700
|
274,500
|
9.20%
|
| Surface cooking
units |
39,100
|
38,000
|
2.90%
|
215,000
|
194,800
|
10.40%
|
| Total
electric ranges |
409,900
|
370,600
|
10.60%
|
2,090,500
|
1,923,800
|
8.70%
|
| Free-standing
gas ranges |
208,500
|
187,500
|
11.20%
|
1,075,500
|
975,900
|
10.20%
|
| Built-in gas
ranges |
4,900
|
4,600
|
6.50%
|
28,500
|
26,500
|
7.50%
|
| Surface cooking
units |
31,400
|
30,100
|
4.30%
|
162,200
|
144,300
|
12.40%
|
| Total
gas ranges |
244,800
|
222,200
|
10.20%
|
1,266,200
|
1,146,700
|
10.40%
|
| Microwave
ovens/ranges* |
1,050,700
|
805,900
|
30.40%
|
4,960,800
|
4,557,000
|
8.90%
|
| Total
ranges |
1,705,400
|
1,398,700
|
21.90%
|
8,317,500
|
7,627,500
|
9.00%
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Chest freezers |
94,600
|
84,000
|
12.60%
|
515,400
|
460,800
|
11.80%
|
| Upright freezers |
68,400
|
52,400
|
30.50%
|
360,600
|
322,000
|
12.00%
|
| Total
freezers |
163,000
|
136,400
|
19.50%
|
876,000
|
782,800
|
11.90%
|
| Refrigerators |
826,800
|
748,700
|
10.40%
|
3,694,300
|
3,291,900
|
12.20%
|
| Total
refrigeration |
989,800
|
885,100
|
11.80%
|
4,570,300
|
4,074,700
|
12.20%
|
| |
| Automatic
washers |
628,100
|
523,700
|
19.90%
|
3,220,400
|
2,968,200
|
8.50%
|
| Electric dryers |
434,700
|
364,400
|
19.30%
|
2,276,700
|
2,098,100
|
8.50%
|
| Gas dryers |
128,500
|
95,300
|
34.80%
|
611,800
|
548,900
|
11.50%
|
| Total
dryers |
563,200
|
459,700
|
22.50%
|
2,888,500
|
2,647,000
|
9.10%
|
| Total
home laundry |
1,191,300
|
983,400
|
21.10%
|
6,108,900
|
5,615,200
|
8.80%
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Built-in dishwashers |
457,900
|
401,500
|
14.00%
|
2,351,000
|
2,086,400
|
12.70%
|
| Portable dishwashers |
11,200
|
9,300
|
20.40%
|
66,700
|
59,200
|
12.70%
|
| Total
dishwashers |
469,100
|
410,800
|
14.20%
|
2,417,700
|
2,145,600
|
12.70%
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Disposers |
426,300
|
435,500
|
-2.10%
|
2,225,500
|
2,154,200
|
3.30%
|
| Household
trash compactors |
8,100
|
8,800
|
-8.00%
|
46,900
|
50,000
|
-6.20%
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| SUBTOTAL+ |
4,790,000
|
4,122,300
|
16.20%
|
23,686,800
|
21,667,200
|
9.30%
|
| |
| Room air-conditioners+ |
1,169,700
|
1,091,600
|
7.20%
|
4,141,500
|
4,208,400
|
-1.60%
|
| Unitary air-conditioners |
674,220
|
615,362
|
9.60%
|
2,358,027
|
2,242,355
|
5.20%
|
| Heat pumps |
173,496
|
164,060
|
5.80%
|
677,339
|
632,386
|
7.10%
|
| Dehumidifiers+ |
136,500
|
132,300
|
3.20%
|
461,600
|
479,500
|
-3.70%
|
| Total
air-conditioners |
2,153,916
|
2,003,322
|
7.50%
|
7,638,466
|
7,562,641
|
1.00%
|
| |
| Gas warm air
furnaces |
251,960
|
228,860
|
10.10%
|
1,105,441
|
1,109,443
|
-0.40%
|
| Oil warm air
furnaces |
6,941
|
5,317
|
30.50%
|
33,012
|
34,040
|
-3.00%
|
| Cast iron
gas boilers |
10,042
|
9,004
|
11.50%
|
56,225
|
60,524
|
-7.10%
|
| Cast iron
oil boilers |
7,646
|
7,078
|
8.00%
|
34,886
|
33,657
|
3.70%
|
| Steel oil
boilers |
1,138
|
997
|
14.10%
|
5,676
|
5,964
|
-4.80%
|
| Total
central heating |
277,727
|
251,256
|
10.50%
|
1,235,240
|
1,243,628
|
-0.70%
|
| |
| Electric water
heaters |
355,163
|
346,424
|
2.50%
|
1,857,308
|
1,848,849
|
0.50%
|
| Gas water
heaters |
389,880
|
390,704
|
-0.20%
|
2,095,987
|
2,140,082
|
-2.10%
|
| Total
residential water heaters |
745,043
|
737,128
|
1.10%
|
3,953,295
|
3,988,931
|
-0.90%
|
| |
| TOTAL |
7,966,686
|
7,114,006
|
12.00%
|
36,513,801
|
34,462,400
|
6.00%
|
| |
| Room Heaters,
Unvented |
N/A
|
25,060
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
70,553
|
N/A
|
| Vent-Free
Gas Hearth Products |
N/A
|
35,312
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
132,745
|
N/A
|
| |
| Camcorders |
507,372
|
454,336
|
11.70%
|
2,175,344
|
2,065,358
|
5.30%
|
| Color televisions** |
1,363,096
|
1,318,018
|
3.40%
|
6,715,289
|
7,745,961
|
-13.30%
|
| Color TV/VCR
combinations |
255,788
|
289,035
|
-11.50%
|
1,297,829
|
1,538,998
|
-15.70%
|
| DVD players## |
941,673
|
523,225
|
80.00%
|
4,704,135
|
3,489,954
|
34.80%
|
| Projection
televisions |
58,317
|
51,612
|
13.00%
|
310,744
|
363,874
|
-14.60%
|
| VCR decks# |
960,844
|
1,195,341
|
-19.60%
|
4,037,194
|
5,724,075
|
-29.50%
|
| Total
video electronics |
4,087,090
|
3,831,567
|
6.70%
|
19,240,535
|
20,928,220
|
-8.10%
|
| |
| Portable appliances### |
8,298,661
|
6,774,211
|
22.50%
|
34,074,269
|
32,074,652
|
6.20%
|
| Air Treatment |
218,462
|
220,929
|
-1.10%
|
2,436,815
|
3,109,864
|
-21.60%
|
| |
| Water softeners,
commercial |
4,292
|
3,959
|
8.40%
|
20,549
|
21,846
|
-5.90%
|
| Water softeners,
residential |
83,054
|
78,925
|
5.20%
|
423,180
|
398,887
|
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.
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