ApplianceAdvisor               2005 Price Increase Data

COMPANY

Date of Report

PRICE INCREASE SOURCE
Electrolux Nov 11 Similar to Maytag/Whirlpool Reuters assumption
Frigidaire Jan 13 5% Anonymous
GE Nov 11 Similar to Maytag/Whirlpool Reuters assumption
GE / Monogram Jan 13 5% Anonymous
Maytag Nov 11 5% to 8% increase effective January 1 Maytag care of Reuters
Maytag/Jennair Jan 13 5% Anonymous
Whirlpool Nov 11 5% to 10% Whirlpool care of Reuters
DCS Jan 4 Indoor: 5% effective Jan 15   
Outdoor: 7% effective Jan 27
Anonymous
DCS/Fisher Paykel Jan 13 6% Anonymous
Subzero/Wolf Jan 13 5 - 6%  (Advisor Note:  See below for primary source) Anonymous
Thermador Jan 19 3 - 8% on retail effective February 1 Anonymous referral to USAppliance.com
Gaggenau Jan 19 3 - 8% on retail effective February 1 Anonymous referral to USAppliance.com
Bosch/Thermador Jan 19 5% to dealer effective March 1 Anonymous reference to ARD
Viking Jan 19 0% to dealer until mid-2005 Anonymous reference to Hadco
Sub-Zero Jan 19 Built-in 4.8%
Undercounter 4.2%
Integrated 3.1%
Wine Storage 4.6%. 
Sub-Zero Source
Wolf Jan 19 Wall Ovens 4.0%
Drop - in Cooktops 3.2%
Gas and Dual Fuel Pro Ranges 4.0%
Pro Cooktops 3.6%
Wolf Source
Diva de Provence Jan 20 No change Diva de Provence Source
Sirius Jan 24 20% (Advisor Note:  See below for primary source) Anonymous
Kenyon Jan 28 Compact cooktops: 2.4 - 16% reduction of MSRP
5-element cooktops 30% reduction of MSRP
Other models:  No change
Kenyon Source
Note:  reductions driven by higher volumes
Bosch Feb 10 2% to Distributors effective Feb 1 New York Times
Sirius Feb 28 13% + shipping 
"As part of our value-added customer service, we included shipping costs in our new pricing structure that may be deemed to have increased the unit price substantially."
Sirius Source
GE & Whirlpool March 15 5-10% increase effective June 2005.  This is reported as a second price increase separate from the Jan 1 increase.  This is not confirmed. Anonymous
Frigidaire March 30 5-10% increase effective May 31 2005.  This is reported as a second price increase separate from the Jan 1 increase.  Confirmed. Electrolux Letter to Dealers
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