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U.S. Appliance Industry Factory Unit Shipment Statistics

	DECEMBER			YEAR TO DATE
Appliance	2002	2001	CHANGE	2002	2001	CHANGE
Free-standing electric ranges	406,900	420,500	-3.20%	4,029,800	3,842,100	4.90%
Built-in electric ranges	87,900	82,700	6.30%	779,800	726,400	7.40%
Surface cooking units	53,700	53,700	0.00%	528,100	498,100	6.00%
Total electric ranges	548,500	556,900	-1.50%	5,337,700	5,066,600	5.40%
Free-standing gas ranges	289,000	301,000	-4.00%	2,781,200	2,580,100	7.80%
Built-in gas ranges	7,900	8,800	-10.20%	70,700	71,500	-1.10%
Surface cooking units	41,700	40,800	2.20%	416,500	383,800	8.50%
Total gas ranges	338,600	350,600	-3.40%	3,268,400	3,035,400	7.70%
Microwave ovens/ranges*	1,492,700	1,653,700	-9.70%	13,311,400	13,445,900	-1.00%
Total ranges	2,379,800	2,561,200	-7.10%	21,917,500	21,547,900	1.70%

Chest freezers	174,600	145,200	20.20%	1,492,500	1,284,800	16.20%
Upright freezers	94,100	106,000	-11.20%	1,042,500	929,700	12.10%
Total freezers	268,700	251,200	7.00%	2,535,000	2,214,500	14.50%
Refrigerators	831,500	842,400	-1.30%	9,744,300	9,305,400	4.70%
Total refrigeration	1,100,200	1,093,600	0.60%	12,279,300	11,519,900	6.60%

Automatic washers	817,600	735,100	11.20%	7,744,900	7,361,900	5.20%
Electric dryers	584,000	521,900	11.90%	5,401,900	5,116,600	5.60%
Gas dryers	167,500	151,600	10.50%	1,490,400	1,384,500	7.60%
Total dryers	751,500	673,500	11.60%	6,892,300	6,501,100	6.00%
Total home laundry	1,569,100	1,408,600	11.40%	14,637,200	13,863,000	5.60%

Built-in dishwashers	635,500	594,800	6.80%	6,048,700	5,478,000	10.40%
Portable dishwashers	21,100	21,700	-2.80%	158,100	149,400	5.80%
Total dishwashers	656,600	616,500	6.50%	6,206,800	5,627,400	10.30%

Disposers	629,900	584,300	7.80%	5,814,700	5,546,700	4.80%
Household trash compactors	11,200	12,000	-6.70%	115,200	117,100	-1.60%

SUBTOTAL†	6,346,800	6,276,200	1.10%	60,970,700	58,222,000	4.70%

Room air-conditioners†	157,700	94,200	67.40%	6,152,600	5,575,100	10.40%
Unitary air-conditioners	265,494	246,282	7.80%	5,262,727	4,839,088	8.80%
Heat pumps	107,790	91,743	17.50%	1,483,599	1,442,355	2.90%
Dehumidifiers†	13,700	-1,200	-1241.70%	799,000	805,700	-0.80%
Total air-conditioners	544,684	431,025	26.40%	13,697,926	12,662,243	8.20%

Gas warm air furnaces	264,757	281,166	-5.80%	3,201,610	3,062,602	4.50%
Oil warm air furnaces	13,000	12,181	6.70%	117,428	123,119	-4.60%
Cast iron gas boilers	83,365	85,682	-2.70%	213,936	221,198	-3.30%
Cast iron oil boilers	46,618	47,244	-1.30%	130,453	130,741	-0.20%
Steel oil boilers	5,592	6,654	-16.00%	17,466	18,716	-6.70%
Total central heating##	413,332	432,927	-4.50%	3,680,893	3,556,376	3.50%

Electric water heaters	458,321	409,563	11.90%	4,390,495	4,333,170	1.30%
Gas water heaters	550,892	492,162	11.90%	4,987,976	4,931,276	1.10%
Total residential water heaters	1,009,213	901,725	11.90%	9,378,471	9,264,446	1.20%

TOTAL	8,314,029	8,041,877	3.40%	87,727,990	83,705,065	4.80%

Commercial gas water heaters	9,404	8,560	9.90%	96,582	93,969	2.80%
Commercial electric water heaters	3,963	3,530	12.30%	45,819	46,508	-1.50%
Total commercial water heaters	13,367	12,090	10.60%	142,401	140,477	1.40%

Camcorders	72,981	56,290	29.70%	599,951	453,982	32.20%
Color televisions**	409,715	402,077	1.90%	2,281,995	2,572,654	-11.30%
Color TV/VCR combinations	78,898	95,509	-17.40%	409,713	521,855	-21.50%
DVD players†††	481,600	190,704	152.50%	2,330,048	1,862,772	25.10%
Projection televisions	10,651	14,376	-25.90%	51,117	98,117	-47.90%
TV/DVD players	32,207	N/A	N/A	128,072	N/A	N/A
VCR decks††	147,077	161,002	-8.60%	1,150,191	1,356,160	-15.20%
Total video electronics	1,233,129	919,958	34.00%	6,951,087	6,865,540	1.20%

Portable appliances###	8,555,624	5,539,831	54.40%	100,666,218	94,217,643	6.80%
Air Treatment	1,414,174	1,808,065	-21.80%	14,409,182	16,936,396	-14.90%

Water softeners, commercial	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Water softeners, residential	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

## 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.

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.