Kitchen and household appliances imports in the U.S. 2002-2022
U.S. imports of domestic appliances – additional information
Electrical devices used within a household are part of a billion-dollar home appliance industry, which is projected to grow in the coming years. In 2021, the global consumption of major appliances amounted to 235 billion U.S. dollars. Leading companies of the home appliances industry include the Chinese Haier Electronics Group, U.S.-based Whirlpool, the German Bosch and Siemens Group, the Swedish company Electrolux, and the South Korean multinational giant LG Electronics.
The United States is the largest household appliances market worldwide, which was worth around 37.6 billion U.S. dollars in 2018. The import of household and kitchen appliances into the United States has shown a general upward trend over the past 10 years, despite taking a dip in 2008 and 2009. Exports of household appliances from the United States remains relatively stable, with the export value amounting to around 7.5 billion U.S. dollars in 2022.