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FORECASTS AUTOMATIC WASHERS – Shipments (Thousands of Units) Qtr: 1 2 3 4 2007 2,233.1 2,265.9 2,202.8 2,123.2 2008 2,112.2 2,152.9 2,130.0 2,087.1 2009 2,099.5 2,170.1 2,166.2 2,145.4 SHIPMENTS Product TOTAL May '08 6,540.7 1,526.1 401.5 34.4 210.8 29.9 913.8 1,277.3 687.2 590.1 478.3 111.8 916.6 420.9 490.0 482.5 7.5 5.7 962.8 822.4 140.4 83.5 56.9 1,857.9 1,686.9 170.9 May '07 7,553.6 1,555.3 461.1 37.6 252.4 38.3 841.8 1,334.4 716.7 617.7 494.1 123.6 1,027.2 469.4 549.1 541.4 7.7 8.8 984.2 854.4 129.7 78.7 51.0 2,652.5 2,157.0 495.5 % Chg. -13.4% -1.9% -12.9% -8.4% -16.5% -21.9% 8.6% -4.3% -4.1% -4.5% -3.2% -9.5% -10.8% -10.3% -10.8% -10.9% -2.7% -34.7% -2.2% -3.8% 8.2% 6.1% 11.6% -30.0% -21.8% -65.5% 5 Mos. '08 30,127.3 7,468.5 2,045.8 184.7 1,128.3 164.8 4,294.3 6,362.0 3,435.8 2,926.2 2,367.0 559.1 4,766.8 2,253.5 2,480.4 2,438.8 41.7 32.8 4,204.2 3,525.9 678.3 411.1 267.2 7,325.9 6,405.7 920.2 5 Mos. '07 33,999.2 8,308.5 2,315.9 207.0 1,305.1 199.0 4,687.4 6,773.8 3,613.6 3,160.1 2,545.1 615.0 5,387.4 2,544.4 2,801.2 2,757.5 43.7 41.9 4,568.1 3,868.6 699.5 440.1 259.4 8,961.5 7,886.6 1,074.9 % Chg. -11.4% -10.1% -11.7% -10.8% -13.5% -17.2% -8.4% -6.1% -4.9% -7.4% -7.0% -9.1% -11.5% -11.4% -11.5% -11.6% -4.7% -21.6% -8.0% -8.9% -3.0% -6.6% 3.0% -18.3% -18.8% -14.4% MAJOR APPLIANCES (Thousands of Units) Cooking-Total Electric Cooking - Total Surface Cooking Units Gas Cooking - Total Surface Cooking Units Microwave Ovens Home Laundry - Total Automatic Washers Dryers - total Electric Gas Kitchen Clean Up - Total Disposals Dishwashers - Total Built-In Portable Compactors Food Preservation - Total Refrigerators Freezers - Total Chest Upright Home Comfort - Total Room Air Conditioners Dehumidifiers For 2008, a 3.9% decline to 8.482 million units For 2009, a 1.2% increase to 8.581 million units Data Source: AHAM Forecast Source: Delano Data Insights DRYERS – Shipments (Thousands of Units) Qtr: 1 2 3 4 2007 1,940.5 1,976.2 1,806.9 1,830.5 2008 1,815.1 1,865.9 1,732.8 1,786.5 2009 1,796.9 1,869.6 1,751.9 1,825.8 For 2008, a 4.7% decrease to 7.200 million units For 2009, a 0.6% increase to 7.244 million units Data Source: AHAM Forecast Source: Delano Data Insights FREEZERS – Shipments (Thousands of Units) Qtr: 1 2 3 4 2007 446.7 454.6 589.2 501.6 2008 408.3 444.1 586.8 505.6 2009 414.8 453.5 603.9 522.3 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). HVAC Shipment figures for unitary air conditioners, heat pumps, furnaces, and water heaters can be found at www.ahrinet.org. For 2008, a 2.4% decline to 1.945 million units For 2009, a 2.5% increase to 1.994 million units Data Source: AHAM Forecast Source: Delano Data Insights GAS RANGES and OVENS -- Shipments (Thousands of Units) Qtr: 1 2 3 4 2007 811.0 812.2 843.9 866.4 2008 698.1 721.2 789.9 840.4 2009 691.8 723.4 798.6 856.4 For 2008, an 8.5% decrease to 3.050 million units For 2009, a 0.7% increase to 3.070 million units Data Source: AHAM Forecast Source: Delano Data Insights GAS FURNACES – Shipments (Thousands of Units) Qtr: 1 2 3 4 2007 634.7 648.3 752.7 746.3 2008 525.5 560.8 699.3 720.9 2009 522.9 569.2 720.2 744.7 For 2008, a 9.9% decline to 2.506 million units For 2009, a 2.0% increase to 2.557 million units Data Source: AHRI Forecast Source: Delano Data Insights DEHUMIDIFIERS – Shipments (Thousands of Units) Qtr: 1 2 3 4 2007 314.7 1,209.7 271.9 207.3 2008 432.8 958.1 241.7 202.5 2009 429.8 1,037.6 268.5 218.5 For 2008, an 8.4% decline to 1.835 million units For 2009, a 6.5% increase to 1.954 million units Data Source: AHAM Forecast Source: Delano Data Insights Note: All forecasts begin in Q2/2008 www.applianceDESIGN.com AD02074BTM.indd 1 applianceDESIGN August 2008 5 1/3/07 12:29:46 PM http://www.ahrinet.org http://www.tog-l-loc.com/ http://www.tog-l-loc.com/ http://www.appliancedesign.com

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