5.7.2 Other Major Appliance Shipments, by Type (Including Exports)
1990 2000 2009 2009 Value of Shipments (4)
Appliance Type (thousands) (thousands) (thousands) ($million)
Room Air Conditioners 3,799 6,496 6,418 129
Ranges (total) 5,873 8,202 5,941 3,158
Electric Ranges 3,350 5,026 3,509 2,041
Gas Ranges 2,354 3,176 2,433 1,117
Microwave Ovens/Ranges 7,693 12,644 9,333 N.A.
Clothes Washers 5,591 7,495 7,999 4,820
Clothes Dryers (total) 4,160 6,575 6,547 N.A. (5)
Electric Dryers 3,190 5,095 5,261 N.A.
Gas Dryers 970 1,480 1,286 N.A.
Water Heaters (total) 7,252 9,329 9,120 2,321
Electric (1) 3,246 4,299 4,017 869
Gas and Oil (1) 4,005 5,006 5,104 1,452
Solar (2) N.A. 24 N.A. N.A.
Office Equipment
Personal Computers (3) N.A. 47,168 47,073 26,060
Copiers N.A. 1,989 N.A. N.A.
Printers N.A. 27,945 20,627 3,109
Scanners N.A. 9,400 N.A. N.A.
Note(s): 1) Includes residential and small commercial units. 2) Shipments and value of shipments of entire systems. 3) Includes workstations, laptops, and notebooks. 4) Value of shipments (except for office equipment and microwaves) are based on Census unit shipment data, which are about 588 thousand units lower than industry data shown. 5) Included in clothes washers value of shipments.