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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

	July			YEAR TO DATE
Appliance	2002	2001	CHANGE	2002	20001	CHANGE
Free-standing electric ranges	258,700	248,100	4.30%	2,214,700	2,049,100	8.10%
Built-in electric ranges	50,600	48,500	4.30%	420,100	388,000	8.30%
Surface cooking units	33,800	34,600	-2.30%	295,500	273,300	8.10%
Total electric ranges	343,100	331,200	3.60%	2,930,300	2,710,400	8.10%
Free-standing gas ranges	168,500	152,900	10.20%	1,500,700	1,345,100	11.60%
Built-in gas ranges	4,200	4,000	5.00%	38,500	36,500	5.50%
Surface cooking units	27,100	25,600	5.90%	227,000	207,400	9.50%
Total gas ranges	199,800	182,500	9.50%	1,766,200	1,589,000	11.20%
Microwave ovens/ranges*	973,400	685,900	41.90%	7,365,800	6,698,100	10.00%
Total ranges	1,516,300	1,199,600	26.40%	12,062,300	10,997,500	9.70%

Chest freezers	119,000	103,000	15.50%	771,500	677,500	13.90%
Upright freezers	90,100	72,900	23.60%	553,800	480,300	15.30%
Total freezers	209,100	175,900	18.90%	1,325,300	1,157,800	14.50%
Refrigerators	827,700	822,800	0.60%	5,622,500	5,202,600	8.10%
Total refrigeration	1,036,800	998,700	3.80%	6,947,800	6,360,400	9.20%

Automatic washers	513,400	474,100	8.30%	4,455,800	4,166,200	7.00%
Electric dryers	338,300	342,100	-1.10%	3,107,500	2,895,700	7.30%
Gas dryers	93,100	90,400	3.00%	842,700	761,900	10.60%
Total dryers	431,400	432,500	-0.30%	3,950,200	3,657,600	8.00%
Total home laundry	944,800	906,600	4.20%	8,406,000	7,823,800	7.40%

Built-in dishwashers	419,800	396,300	5.90%	3,355,300	3,005,300	11.60%
Portable dishwashers	8,600	9,500	-9.50%	88,000	79,900	10.10%
Total dishwashers	428,400	405,800	5.60%	3,443,300	3,085,200	11.60%

Disposers	425,300	420,300	1.20%	3,217,900	3,107,500	3.60%
Household trash compactors	8,100	8,700	-6.90%	66,300	67,400	-1.60%

SUBTOTAL⁺	4,359,700	3,939,700	10.70%	34,143,600	31,441,800	8.60%

Room air-conditioners⁺	618,100	252,900	144.40%	5,765,100	5,268,300	9.40%
Unitary air-conditioners	559,064	470,150	18.90%	3,631,786	3,403,806	6.70%
Heat pumps	128,774	118,353	8.80%	971,291	932,996	4.10%
Dehumidifiers⁺	68,700	48,600	41.40%	668,500	683,100	-2.10%
Total air-conditioners	1,374,638	890,003	54.50%	11,036,677	10,288,202	7.30%

Gas warm air furnaces	213,496	193,975	10.10%	1,629,901	1,569,559	3.80%
Oil warm air furnaces	6,739	7,873	-14.40%	46,353	50,762	-8.70%
Total central heating	220,235	201,848	9.10%	1,676,254	1,620,321	3.50%

Electric water heaters	316,439	314,214	0.70%	2,525,874	2,540,483	-0.60%
Gas water heaters	340,249	331,461	2.70%	2,846,206	2,891,764	-1.60%
Total residential water heaters	656,688	645,675	1.70%	5,372,080	5,432,247	-1.10%

TOTAL	6,611,261	5,677,226	16.50%	52,228,611	48,782,570	7.10%

Room Heaters, Unvented	N/A	39,681	N/A	N/A	129,159	N/A
Vent-Free Gas Hearth Products	N/A	38,009	N/A	N/A	204,505	N/A

Camcorders	353,493	291,356	21.30%	3,217,667	2,894,170	11.20%
Color televisions**	1,231,805	1,209,450	1.80%	9,806,588	10,936,649	-10.30%
Color TV/VCR combinations	179,960	327,906	-45.10%	1,835,336	2,279,222	-19.50%
DVD players##	890,417	693,013	28.50%	7,211,650	5,103,806	41.30%
Projection televisions	36,631	49,014	-25.30%	419,399	489,216	-14.30%
VCR decks#	841,120	1,103,990	-23.80%	6,171,878	8,317,270	-25.80%
Total video electronics	3,533,426	3,674,729	-3.80%	28,662,518	30,020,333	-4.50%

Portable appliances###	7,162,370	7,348,461	-2.50%	48,691,442	46,547,883	4.60%
Air Treatment	871,705	725,680	20.10%	3,745,964	4,259,244	-12.10%

Water softeners, commercial	4,327	3,672	17.80%	29,149	29,646	-1.70%
Water softeners, residential	75,117	63,023	19.20%	580,595	542,946	6.90%

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.