Home Innovation Research Labs

Appliances

These reports use incidence rates, household purchase rates for homeowners and renters, and housing stock to produce market demand data and a five-year forecast for residential repair and remodeling purchases. The Appliances report contains a summary of purchase volume in units for ranges, cooktops, wall ovens, and clothes dryers in each State, Metro Area, and County. Market data are reported separately for owner-occupied dwellings and renter-occupied dwellings. Product categories include:

HOUSEHOLDS THAT SPENT MONEY ON: KITCHEN & LAUNDRY APPLIANCES

Sample Size

Projected Households

TYPE OF PURCHASE
(Households that Spent Money on:)

Cooktop
Oven
Range
Microwave (built-in w/ range)
Microwave (over-the-range w/ venting)
Microwave (top unit of double wall oven)
Freezer on top, refrigerator below
Refrigerator on top, freezer below
Side-by-side refrigerator/freezer
Refrigerator only
Freezer only
Front loading washing machine
Top loading washing machine
Electric dryer
Gas powered dryer
Dishwasher

TYPE OF PURCHASE
(Units)

Cooktop
Oven
Range
Microwave (built-in w/ range)
Microwave (over-the-range w/ venting)
Microwave (top unit of double wall oven)
Freezer on top, refrigerator below
Refrigerator on top, freezer below
Side-by-side refrigerator/freezer
Refrigerator only
Freezer only
Front loading washing machine
Top loading washing machine
Electric dryer
Gas powered dryer – Propane
Gas powered dryer – Piped Gas
Dishwasher

RANGES, COOKTOPS & WALL OVENS (Units)

Freestanding range
Slide-in range
Drop-in range
Cooktop & wall ovens

COOKING FUEL (Units)

Gas ranges – Propane
Gas ranges – Piped Gas
Electric ranges
Gas cooktops – Propane
Gas cooktops – Piped Gas
Electric cooktops
TOTAL RANGES AND COOKTOPS

WALL OVENS (Units)

Gas wall ovens – Propane
Gas wall ovens – Piped Gas
Electric wall ovens
TOTAL WALL OVENS

BURNER TYPE (Units)

ELECTRIC BURNERS

Smoothtop
Conventional heat coils
Other

GAS BURNERS

Smoothtop, sealed gas burners
Conventional gas
Other

WALL OVEN CONFIGURATION (Units)

Single wall oven
Two separate wall ovens
Stacked double ovens in a single unit
Other

PURCHASED BY A PROFESSIONAL CONTRACTOR (Units Purchased)

Yes
No
Not sure

INSTALLED BY A PROFESSIONAL CONTRACTOR (Units Purchased)

Yes
No
Not sure

PLACE OF PURCHASE (Units Purchased)

Home improvement warehouse or big box store
Hardware store
Specialty Store
Lumber yard
Discount store
Other
Not sure

PLACE OF PURCHASE – HOME IMPROVEMENT WAREHOUSE OR BIG BOX STORE BREAKOUT (Units Purchased)

Home Depot
Kent
Lowe’s
Menards
RONA
Other