World major household appliances demand to exceed 390 million units in 2009.

World demand for major household appliances (white goods) is projected to increase 3.7 percent annually through 2009, exceeding 390 million units. Demand in the Asia/Pacific region, in particular China, will continue to benefit from above-average urban population growth and healthy gains in the number of households. Above-average growth will occur in the Africa/Mideast region due to solid gains in the number of households and rising per capita incomes. Eastern Europe will also post strong gains, reflecting rising standards of living in the region. These and other trends are presented in World Major Household Appliances, a new study from The Freedonia Group, Inc., a …