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Industry Shipments Of Major Appliances*

Staff On Jul 9 2001 - 6:00am

Industry Shipments Of Major Appliances*
Thousand Of Units

PRODUCT	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001**	2002**
Cooking - Total	14,794	15,636	15,867	17,954	19,542	20,846	20,629	20,886
Electric Ranges - Total	3,917	4,155	4,240	4,639	4,983	5,026	4,918	4,989
Free-Standing	2,930	3,123	3,177	3,481	3,785	3,826	3,750	3,800
Built-In	598	614	617	652	705	706	685	697
Surface Cooking Units	389	418	446	506	493	494	483	492
Gas Ranges - Total	2,715	2,710	2,744	2,950	3,137	3,176	3,111	3,172
Free-Standing	2,391	2,366	2,391	2,543	2,698	2,729	2,675	2,728
Built-In	84	72	73	71	72	70	69	69
Surface Cooking Units	240	272	280	336	367	377	367	375
Microwave Ovens	8,162	8,771	8,883	10,365	11,422	12,644	12,600	12,725
Home Laundry - Total	11,072	11,365	11,636	12,624	13,622	14,070	13,782	14,091
Automatic Washers	6,080	6,225	6,326	6,835	7,313	7,495	7,336	7,492
Dryers-Total	4,992	5,140	5,310	5,789	6,309	6,575	6,446	6,599
Electric	3,823	3,947	4,115	4,482	4,865	5,095	5,000	5,104
Gas	1,169	1,193	1,195	1,307	1,444	1,480	1,446	1,495
Kitchen Clean-up - Total	8,717	9,028	9,548	10,186	11,196	11,430	11,027	11,414
Disposers	4,274	4,325	4,619	4,936	5,369	5,485	5,335	5,531
Dishwashers	4,346	4,606	4,826	5,144	5,712	5,827	5,575	5,766
Built-In	4,141	4,417	4,653	4,969	5,542	5,663	5,412	5,605
Portable	205	189	173	175	170	164	163	161
Compactors	97	97	103	106	115	118	117	117
Food Preservation - Total	9,109	9,421	9,414	10,401	11,086	11,180	11,060	11,264
Refrigerators***	7,650	7,975	7,924	8,774	9,099	9,217	9,051	9,264
Freezers-Total	1,459	1,446	1,490	1,627	1,987	1,963	2,009	2,000
Chest	781	786	795	875	1,058	1,075	1,095	1,100
Upright	678	660	695	752	929	888	914	900
Home Comfort - Total	5,007	5,506	4,656	5,559	7,244	7,471	6,498	6,475
Room Air Conditioners	4,004	4,529	3,836	4,528	6,294	6,496	5,526	5,500
Dehumidifiers	1,003	977	820	1,031	950	975	972	975
Total Shipments	48,699	50,956	51,121	56,724	62,690	64,997	62,996	64,130
AHAM 6****	30,530	31,567	32,134	34,916	37,680	38,408	37,596	38,415
Includes shipments for the U.S. market whether imported or domestically produced. Export Shipments are not included. Forecasts as of May 2001. Forecasts are a median of the participating companies' forecasts. Includes units of 6.5 cu.ft. and over **The AHAM 6 includes: Washers, Dryers, Dishwashers, Refrigerators, Freezers, and Free-standing and Built-In Ranges. Total Industry shipments may not add due to rounding. Source: AHAM, Washington, D.C.©TWICE 2001