Major kitchen & laundry appliances U.S. shipments 2005-2017, by category

The statistic illustrates the total unit shipments of kitchen and laundry appliances in the United States from 2005 to 2012 and forecasts up to and including 2017, broken down by category. For 2015 the Appliance Magazine projects total unit shipments of home laundry appliances to reach million units.

Unit shipments of major kitchen and laundry appliances in the U.S. - additional information

In total around million units of home appliances were shipped worldwide in 2013 and this number is expected to rise to million units by 2017. Of these estimated million units in 2017, over million units of major kitchen and laundry appliances are forecast to be shipped across the United States. This marks an increase of over million units on the amount shipped in 2013.

Of the appliances shipped in the U.S. in 2013, over million were cooking appliances, million were dishwashers, and a further million were laundry appliances. Within the laundry appliances category, automatic washers made up over half of the total unit shipments in 2013. In 2017, over million refrigerators are expected to be shipped across the United States, as well as over million microwave ovens.

Whirlpool was the leading vendor in the U.S. home appliance industry in 2013 as the corporation held a market share of just under percent. In comparison, its closest competitor, Electrolux held a market share of percent. However, the China-based Midea Group remains the global market leader as its worldwide sales in 2013 reached almost billion U.S. dollars, whereas Whirlpool’s revenue stood at billion U.S. dollars.