According to Appliance magazine, the industry was mature with 99.9 percent of American households possessing refrigerators and about 40 percent of homes contained a freezer.
By the mid-1990s more than 90 percent of American households had a microwave, and nearly 9 million microwave ovens were being shipped annually.
By the early 1990s, over 70 percent of all U.S. homes had both a washer and a dryer. In the late 1990s, 17 establishments operated in this industry
1990s
Las Vegas, Nevada experienced the fastest population growth in the 1990s, with its population nearly doubling during that decade.
The population ages 65 years and older grew at a rate of 12.6% in the 1990s. This was driven by factors such as the aging of the baby boomer generation and increased life expectancy.
By the mid-1990s more than 90 percent of American households had a microwave, and nearly 9 million microwave ovens were being shipped annually.
Whirlpool licensed the RCA name and marketed RCA Whirlpool refrigerators from the late 1950s through the early 1990s. RCA Refrigerators are not longer manufactured.
By the early 1990s, over 70 percent of all U.S. homes had both a washer and a dryer. In the late 1990s, 17 establishments operated in this industry
Compression refrigerators built in the previous few decades had an average life span of about 16 years, and refrigerators and freezers built in the 1990s had an average life expectancy of 15 and 12 years, respectively
In the early 1990s Saint-Gobain bought the North American abrasives and ceramics manufacturer Norton for FRF 11 billion; by 2004 it provided 20 percent of American households with insulation
By the 1990s Maytag was making refrigerators, freezers, stoves, washers, dryers, microwaves, and even soft-drink vending machines and dollar-bill changers
in the mid-1990s about 75 percent of all appliance sales were for replacements due to serious repairs, redecorating, or moving. Market saturation for refrigerators was estimated at 99.9 percent in 1996
n the mid-1990s about 75 percent of all appliance sales were for replacements due to serious repairs, redecorating, or moving. Market saturation for refrigerators was estimated at 99.9 percent in 1996
About 55% of teenagers read books in the 1990s in the United States.
shipping $4.8 billion worth of merchandise in 1997; $5.2 billion in 1998; and ending the 1990s with a high of more than $6.0 billion in shipments in 1999
Under serious environmental pressure to increase recyclability of refrigerators, reduce energy consumption, and eliminate chlorofluorocarbons as the refrigerant in refrigerators and freezers
The age group that experienced the largest percentage of growth in the 1990s was the elderly population (those aged 65 and older). This was due to factors such as increased life expectancy and the aging of the Baby Boomer generation.