U.S. home appliances shipments rise 13.7 percent year-on-year in April

[May 16, 2017]  STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Deliveries of the six biggest categories of white goods (AHAM 6) in the United States rose 13.7 percent year-on-year in April, data from industry body Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers (AHAM) showed late on Monday.

A row of refrigerators are on sale in a store selling home appliances and electronics in New York, February 18, 2010. REUTERS/Natalie Behring

Shipments in the country, a major market for companies such as Swedish home appliances maker Electrolux , were up 4.8 percent in the year through April.

(Reporting by Bjorn Rundstrom)

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