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Appliance sales

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Keywords:
refrigerator, dishwasher, garbage dispoal, washing machines
Categories:
time series;
popular, social, finance
Description:
The data give the unit shipments of dishwashers, garbage disposers, refrigerators, and washers in the United States from 1960 to 1985.

There are 26 observations on each of four variables, plus the year

Variables:
Year The year
Dishwashers Factory shipments (domestic) of dishwashers (thousands)
Disposals Factory shipments (domestic) of disposers (thousands)
Fridges Factory shipments (domestic) of refrigerators (thousands)
Washers Factory shipments (domestic) of washing machines (thousands)
Data Quality:
There are no missing values.
Source:
The Data and Story Library (DASL)
Notes:
References:
This and other similar data are published currently in the Department of Commerce's Survey of Current Business, and summarized from time to time in their publication, Business Statistics.