Household Refrigerators and Freezers (American Industry Overview)

This paper provides an overview of the household refrigerators and home freezers industry in the United States.

American Industry Overview: Household Refrigerators and Freezers

This category covers establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing household refrigerators and home and farm freezers.

Industry Snapshot

Shipments of refrigerators represented the largest share of the appliance industry and refrigerator-freezers were the most popular major appliance in the world. The total value of industry shipments in 2008 was $5.1 billion, down from the previous year's total of $5.74 billion as well as the 2006 total of $6.15 billion. There are an estimated 60 million units manufactured each year and some 500 million refrigerator-freezers in use worldwide. The industry was considered one of...

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