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SHIPMENTS Product May '07 May '06 % Chg. 5 Mos. '07 5 Mos. '06 % Chg. FORECASTS AUTOMATIC WASHERS – Shipments (Thousands of Units) Qtr: 1 2 3 4 2006 2,486.7 2,260.8 2,406.2 2,346.2 2007 2,247.0 2,223.4 2,386.5 2,418.7 2008 2,303.2 2,254.5 2,491.5 2,498.5 MAJOR APPLIANCES TOTAL CLEANUP - TOTAL Compactors Dishwashers - Total Built-in Portable Disposers COOKING - TOTAL Electric Cooking - Total Surface Cooktops Gas Cooking - Total Surface Cooktops Microwave Ovens FOOD PRESERVATION - TOTAL Freezers - Total Chest Upright Refrigerators LAUNDRY - TOTAL Dryers - Total Electric Gas Washers 4,898,800 1,028,200 8,800 550,100 542,400 7,700 469,400 1,555,400 461,300 37,700 252,300 38,200 841,800 985,200 129,700 78,700 51,000 855,500 1,330,000 615,900 492,600 123,300 714,100 5,309,300 1,182,000 9,400 569,300 559,300 10,000 603,300 1,784,200 482,400 41,000 272,600 44,700 1,029,200 1,091,200 146,100 80,100 66,000 945,100 1,251,900 565,400 450,300 115,000 686,500 -7.7% -13.0% -6.4% -3.4% -3.0% -23.0% -22.2% -12.8% -4.4% -8.0% -7.4% -14.5% -18.2% -9.7% -11.2% -1.7% -22.7% -9.5% 6.2% 8.9% 9.4% 7.2% 4.0% 25,069,800 5,393,300 41,900 2,807,100 2,763,400 43,700 2,544,400 8,316,500 2,315,600 207,300 1,305,900 199,200 4,694,900 4,576,400 699,500 440,100 259,400 3,876,900 6,783,600 3,158,600 2,543,800 614,800 3,625,000 27,367,800 5,791,700 48,600 2,960,100 2,899,900 60,100 2,783,000 9,426,000 2,517,500 228,200 1,436,500 230,700 5,472,000 5,064,300 815,700 518,200 297,500 4,248,600 7,085,800 3,255,900 2,618,600 637,300 3,829,900 -8.4% -6.9% -13.8% -5.2% -4.7% -27.3% -8.6% -11.8% -8.0% -9.2% -9.1% -13.7% -14.2% -9.6% -14.2% -15.1% -12.8% -8.7% -4.3% -3.0% -2.9% -3.5% -5.4% For 2007, a 2.4% decline to 9.276 million units For 2008, a 2.9% increase to 9.548 million units Data Source: AHAM Forecast Source: Delano Data Insights DRYERS – Shipments (Thousands of Units) Qtr: 1 2 3 4 2006 2,133.0 1,873.3 2,013.0 1,955.4 2007 1,940.6 1,899.7 1,988.3 2,021.1 2008 1,951.6 1,841.1 2,060.3 2,087.6 For 2007, a 1.6% decline to 7.850 million units For 2008, a 1.2% increase to 7.941 million units Data Source: AHAM Forecast Source: Delano Data Insights FREEZERS – Shipments (Thousands of Units) Qtr: 1 2 3 4 2006 501.8 489.3 616.7 539.9 2007 446.7 422.3 575.0 544.4 2008 451.3 437.7 580.0 552.4 Note: Figures (in units) include shipments for the U.S. market whether imported or domestically produced. Export shipments are not included. Source: Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers (AHAM). For 2007, a 7.4% decline to 1.988 million units For 2008, a 1.7% increase to 2.021 million units Data Source: AHAM Forecast Source: Delano Data Insights HVAC EQUIPMENT TOTAL AIR CONDITIONERS - TOTAL Room Unitary DEHUMIDIFIERS FURNACES (Central) - TOTAL Gas Oil HEAT PUMPS WATER HEATERS - TOTAL Residential - Total Electric Gas Commercial - Total Electric Gas 3,125,176 1,803,636 1,262,900 540,736 174,400 205,890 202,331 3,559 198,911 742,339 729,227 363,036 366,191 13,112 5,448 7,664 3,532,188 2,026,700 1,553,500 473,200 286,300 212,110 207,882 4,228 208,502 798,576 786,361 387,750 398,611 12,215 5,239 6,976 -11.5% -11.0% -18.7% 14.3% -39.1% -2.9% -2.7% -15.8% -4.6% -7.0% -7.3% -6.4% -8.1% 7.3% 4.0% 9.9% 14,474,339 8,039,081 6,251,700 1,787,381 712,900 1,032,594 1,006,504 26,090 812,619 3,877,145 3,811,037 1,909,581 1,901,456 66,108 27,246 38,862 16,936,011 9,848,324 7,660,700 2,187,624 696,300 1,250,134 1,222,527 27,607 944,906 4,196,347 4,133,672 2,078,192 2,055,480 62,675 26,152 36,523 -14.5% -18.4% -18.4% -18.3% 2.4% -17.4% -17.7% -5.5% -14.0% -7.6% -7.8% -8.1% -7.5% 5.5% 4.2% 6.4% GAS RANGES and OVENS – Shipments (Thousands of Units) Qtr: 1 2 3 4 2006 892.5 869.2 894.6 929.7 2007 811.5 809.3 854.1 923.4 2008 820.0 831.2 880.3 946.7 For 2007, a 5.2% decrease to 3.398 million units For 2008, a 2.4% increase to 3.478 million units Data Source: AHAM Forecast Source: Delano Data Insights GAS FURNACES – Shipments (Thousands of Units) Qtr: 1 2 3 4 2006 822.8 718.4 842.7 812.8 2007 634.7 674.9 817.6 833.1 2008 640.3 655.4 846.1 860.3 For 2007, a 7.4% decline to 2.960 million units For 2008, a 1.4% increase to 3.002 million units Data Source: GAMA Forecast Source: Delano Data Insights Note: Figures (in units) for room air conditioners and dehumidifiers from Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers. Figures for unitary air conditioners and heat pumps from Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute. Figures for furnaces and water heaters from Gas Appliance Manufacturers Association. DEHUMIDIFIERS – Shipments (Thousands of Units) Qtr: 1 2 3 4 2006 203.8 714.8 367.3 169.7 2007 314.7 631.5 385.2 195.6 2008 332.6 692.4 407.6 173.3 CONSUMER ELECTRONICS TOTAL Camcorders DVD Players Digital TVs 3,712,621 457,149 1,647,559 1,607,913 660,936 96,260 383,749 180,927 N/A N/A N/A N/A 16,790,223 2,127,225 6,585,071 8,077,927 13,534,932 1,786,723 5,193,499 6,554,710 24.1% 19.1% 26.8% 23.2% For 2007, a 4.9% increase to 1.527 million units For 2008, a 5.2% increase to 1.606 million units Data Source: AHAM Forecast Source: Delano Data Insights Note: All forecasts begin in Q2/2007 Note: Total market statistics for the U.S. regardless of brand name or country of origin. Source: Consumer Electronics Association. 6 applianceDESIGN August 2007 www.applianceDESIGN.com http://www.appliancedesign.com

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Contents Editorial Shipments/Forecasts News Watch A Reed Switch is Simople, yet Versatile, and Designers are Finding New Uses for this Time-Tested Technology A Novel Actuation and Sensing Technology can Register a Light Touch, but Resist Blows from a Hammer Tracing the Source of Noise is Made Easier with Noise Source Identification Methods Appliance Noise can be Annoying, but Designers have Many Material Choices to Help Rein in the Racket Nanocomposites are No Longer a Technology for the Future. These Plastic Materials are Already on the Job A New High-Strength, Low-Density Glass-Microsphere Additive can Improve Plastic Part and Molding Performance A New Electromagnetic Weld/Bonding Process Helps Ensure Long-Term Integrity of Joints in Plastic Parts Snap-Based Technology Eases Installation and Makes Products More Serviceable Two-Part Silicone Adhesives Provide a Rapid-Cure Alternative to Traditional One-Part Silicones Classified DesignMart Advertiser’s Index Association Report: GAMA

Appliance Design - August 2007

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