MARKET SURVEY 3: WASHING MACHINES AND DRYERS

摘要

Sales of all washing machines fell to a low point of under 1.5 mn units, value at nearly f 570 mn in 1991/92, but have since increased to just over 2 mn units in 1997/98, valued at over f720 mn. Some 85 per cent of sales are accounted for by automatic washing machines, with nearly all the balance being washer dryers. Unit sales values for washing machines have fallen in recent years, although they Have now stabilised at around f360. This is due to increasing sales of budget- Priced machines and generally falling sales of the more expensive washer dryers.