NOVEMBER			YEAR TO DATE
Appliance	2002	2001	CHANGE	2002	2001	CHANGE
Free-standing electric ranges	374,600	300,500	24.70%	3,622,900	3,421,600	5.90%
Built-in electric ranges	75,400	63,000	19.70%	691,900	643,700	7.50%
Surface cooking units	47,700	38,500	23.90%	474,500	444,400	6.80%
Total electric ranges	497,700	402,000	23.80%	4,789,300	4,509,700	6.20%
Free-standing gas ranges	259,900	210,600	23.40%	2,492,300	2,279,100	9.40%
Built-in gas ranges	8,000	7,300	9.60%	62,800	62,700	0.20%
Surface cooking units	38,800	31,700	22.40%	374,800	343,000	9.30%
Total gas ranges	306,700	249,600	22.90%	2,929,900	2,684,800	9.10%
Microwave ovens/ranges*	1,395,800	1,409,800	-1.00%	11,818,700	11,792,300	0.20%
Total ranges	2,200,200	2,061,400	6.70%	19,537,900	18,986,800	2.90%
Chest freezers	121,400	95,000	27.80%	1,317,900	1,139,500	15.70%
Upright freezers	83,200	75,400	10.30%	948,400	823,600	15.20%
Total freezers	204,600	170,400	20.10%	2,266,300	1,963,100	15.40%
Refrigerators	708,000	595,900	18.80%	8,912,800	8,463,000	5.30%
Total refrigeration	912,600	766,300	19.10%	11,179,100	10,426,100	7.20%
Automatic washers	612,100	558,500	9.60%	6,927,300	6,626,800	4.50%
Electric dryers	442,800	400,700	10.50%	4,817,900	4,594,700	4.90%
Gas dryers	120,200	112,200	7.10%	1,322,900	1,232,800	7.30%
Total dryers	563,000	512,900	9.80%	6,140,800	5,827,500	5.40%
Total home laundry	1,175,100	1,071,400	9.70%	13,068,100	12,454,300	4.90%
Built-in dishwashers	512,100	432,400	18.40%	5,413,100	4,883,200	10.90%
Portable dishwashers	12,400	11,100	11.70%	137,000	127,600	7.40%
Total dishwashers	524,500	443,500	18.30%	5,550,100	5,010,800	10.80%
Disposers	474,300	379,600	24.90%	5,184,800	4,962,400	4.50%
Household trash compactors	9,700	9,000	7.80%	104,000	105,200	-1.10%
SUBTOTAL†	5,296,400	4,731,200	11.90%	54,624,000	51,945,600	5.20%
Room air-conditioners†	3,200	21,500	-85.10%	5,994,900	5,481,000	9.40%
Unitary air-conditioners	265,147	236,719	12.00%	4,997,233	4,592,806	8.80%
Heat pumps	92,712	96,965	-4.40%	1,375,809	1,350,612	1.90%
Dehumidifiers†	22,500	11,500	95.70%	785,300	806,800	-2.70%
Total air-conditioners	383,559	366,684	4.60%	13,153,242	12,231,218	7.50%
Gas warm air furnaces	341,436	317,062	7.70%	2,936,853	2,781,436	5.60%
Oil warm air furnaces	14,032	14,317	-2.00%	104,428	110,938	-5.90%
Total central heating##	355,468	331,379	7.30%	3,041,281	2,892,374	5.10%
Electric water heaters	344,559	331,929	3.80%	3,932,174	3,923,607	0.20%
Gas water heaters	423,073	385,388	9.80%	4,437,084	4,439,114	0.00%
Total residential water heaters	767,632	717,317	7.00%	8,369,258	8,362,721	0.10%
TOTAL	6,803,059	6,146,580	10.70%	79,187,781	75,431,913	5.00%
Commercial gas water heaters	8,088	7,511	7.70%	87,178	85,409	2.10%
Commercial electric water heaters	3,644	3,243	12.40%	41,856	42,978	-2.60%
Total commercial water heaters	11,732	10,754	9.10%	129,034	128,387	0.50%
Camcorders	698,144	627,873	11.20%	5,190,190	4,829,825	7.50%
Color televisions**	2,233,097	1,909,145	17.00%	20,186,748	18,594,208	8.60%
Color TV/VCR combinations	427,298	427,087	0.00%	4,460,149	4,108,178	8.60%
DVD players†††	2,544,130	1,781,048	42.80%	14,759,775	10,843,812	36.10%
Projection televisions	48,225	90,297	-46.60%	630,297	834,969	-24.50%
VCR decks††	1,245,867	1,429,464	-12.80%	12,388,270	13,554,316	-8.60%
Total video electronics	7,196,761	6,264,914	14.90%	57,615,429	52,765,308	9.20%
Portable appliances###	11,672,000	12,947,898	-9.90%	91,837,173	88,677,812	3.60%
Air Treatment	2,007,926	2,818,752	-28.80%	12,987,552	15,128,331	-14.20%
Water softeners, commercial	3,824	5,120	-25.30%	46,848	47,595	-1.60%
Water softeners, residential	76,307	74,739	2.10%	896,299	850,913	5.30%

## Due to a change in reporting procedures at the Gas Appliance Manufacturers Association (GAMA), totals for cast iron gas boilers, steel gas boilers, cast iron oil boilers, and steel oil boilers will no longer be reported monthly, and will instead be reported on a quarterly basis. * 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 heaters, blenders, broilers, can openers, coffeemakers, coffee grinders, corn poppers, countertop ovens, embedded indoor grills, food choppers, food processors, food steamers, fry pans, griddles, hot plates, humidifiers, irons, juicers, knives, mixers, rice steamers, sandwich makers, toaster ovens, toasters, and waffle irons. These numbers do not include exports.. 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.

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Majors and Comfort Conditioning Appliances

Index reflects monthly factory unit shipments of major and comfort conditioning appliances as reported by AHAM, ARI, and GAMA, including APPLIANCE Magazine estimates. Due to a change in reporting procedures at the Gas Appliance Manufacturers Association (GAMA), totals for cast iron gas boilers, steel gas boilers, cast iron oil boilers, and steel oil boilers will no longer be reported monthly, and will instead be reported on a quarterly basis.

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Portable/Air Treatment Appliances