Contents
- Vacuum cleaner sales statistics: U.S. retail sales by type in 2010
- Vacuum cleaner sales statistics: U.S. historical unit sales, 2006–2010
- vacuum cleaner sales statistics: Japan vacuum cleaner shipments and sales value by fiscal year
- vacuum cleaner sales: Japan vacuum cleaner shipment prices and yearly changes
- vacuum cleaner sales: China vacuum cleaner retail sales value and growth
- Sources
Vacuum cleaner sales statistics: U.S. retail sales by type in 2010
In 2010, U.S. vacuum retail sales across the categories in the report’s table totaled 28.1 million units and $2,620 million in retail dollars. Upright models led by both measures: the table recorded 19.3 million units, or 69% of unit sales, and 78% of retail dollars. The larger value share than unit share describes the category’s reported position in that year; it does not by itself explain why the shares differed. The figures come from a report published in November 2011 and are historical observations, not current market totals. Source: EPA, ENERGY STAR Market and Industry Scoping Report: Vacuums, Table 2
| U.S. category, 2010 | Retail dollar sales | Share of retail dollars | Retail units | Share of retail units |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upright | Not stated in checked observation | 78% | 19.3 million | 69% |
| Canister | Approximately $200 million* | 8%* | Approximately 2 million* | 7%* |
| Stick | $140 million | 5% | 3.5 million | 12% |
| Steam | $240 million | 9% | 3.3 million | 12% |
| Table total | $2,620 million | — | 28.1 million | — |
The canister row is qualified because the report marks its 2010 values as rough estimates. Its footnote says the underlying canister data were last collected for 2006 and that the 2010 estimate assumes nearly 0% sales growth. The associated category shares are also estimates. Those qualifications matter when comparing canister figures with the other categories, whose listed 2010 observations do not carry that specific estimation note. The table’s total is reported by the source and should not be treated as a fresh calculation from rounded category entries. Source: EPA, ENERGY STAR Market and Industry Scoping Report: Vacuums, Table 2 and footnote 6
Stick vacuums accounted for 3.5 million retail units and 12% of units, while their $140 million in sales represented 5% of retail dollars. Steam cleaners also represented 12% of units, with 3.3 million sold, and $240 million, or 9% of retail dollars. The report describes steam cleaners as products that spray warm water and detergent and then extract the solution with suction. That is a separate table category, so the full table total combines product groups that are not defined solely by conventional dry-vacuum form. Source: EPA, ENERGY STAR Market and Industry Scoping Report: Vacuums, Table 2 and product description
The table provides a snapshot of retail unit volume and dollar value by category, but not a complete set of category dollar amounts in the checked observations. In particular, the upright dollar total is not stated here, and the source’s reported 2010 canister numbers are approximate. Keeping the source’s reported total separate from category-level observations avoids filling gaps with inferred amounts. The safest reading is that upright models held the greatest reported shares, stick and steam each had 12% of units, and the canister entry carries an explicit estimate qualification. Source: EPA, ENERGY STAR Market and Industry Scoping Report: Vacuums, Table 2
Vacuum cleaner sales statistics: U.S. historical unit sales, 2006–2010
A separate EPA table tracks U.S. retail unit sales across 2006–2010 and excludes canister models. Its total was 24.7 million units in 2006, 24.5 million in 2007, 23.8 million in 2008, 24.8 million in 2009 and 26.1 million in 2010. The reported total declined through 2008 and then increased in the final 2 years of the series. The table gives a 1.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) for the whole period. This scope differs from the 2010 Table 2 total above, which includes estimated canister sales. Source: EPA, ENERGY STAR Market and Industry Scoping Report: Vacuums, Table 3 and footnote 7
| U.S. retail units, millions; canister excluded | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2006–2010 CAGR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total in Table 3 | 24.7 | 24.5 | 23.8 | 24.8 | 26.1 | 1.4% |
| Upright | 19.7 | 19.6 | 18.8 | 18.6 | 19.3 | -0.5% |
Upright retail units moved from 19.7 million in 2006 to 19.6 million in 2007, 18.8 million in 2008 and 18.6 million in 2009, before reaching 19.3 million in 2010. Its reported 2006–2010 CAGR was -0.5%. That period rate summarizes the span; it does not mean sales fell every year, as the final observation is above the preceding year’s figure. Source: EPA, ENERGY STAR Market and Industry Scoping Report: Vacuums, Table 3
For stick vacuums, the table reports 3.6 million retail units in 2006 and a -0.7% CAGR for 2006–2010. The checked observations do not provide the intervening annual stick values, so the period rate should not be used to fill those cells. It gives the source’s summary for the stated span, not a year-by-year path. Source: EPA, ENERGY STAR Market and Industry Scoping Report: Vacuums, Table 3
Steam cleaner units were 1.4 million in 2006, 2.8 million in 2009 and 3.3 million in 2010. The source reports a 23.0% CAGR for steam cleaner units over 2006–2010. The observed 2009 and 2010 figures show a rise between those adjacent reported years; the other annual cells are not included in the checked observations and should remain unspecified. Source: EPA, ENERGY STAR Market and Industry Scoping Report: Vacuums, Table 3
Taken together, the table presents different period rates for the total and the listed product types: 1.4% for total units, -0.5% for upright, -0.7% for stick and 23.0% for steam. The total covers the Table 3 scope, while the category observations do not supply every annual cell for each type. These figures document the reported retail unit patterns but do not explain what drove them. They also should not be merged directly with the 2010 category table without accounting for the canister exclusion in Table 3. Source: EPA, ENERGY STAR Market and Industry Scoping Report: Vacuums, Table 3 and footnote 7
vacuum cleaner sales statistics: Japan vacuum cleaner shipments and sales value by fiscal year
Japan’s figures describe domestic manufacturer shipments rather than consumer purchases at retail. The page attributes the series to the Japan Electrical Manufacturers’ Association. Shipment quantity was 5,392 thousand units in fiscal 2023, 5,244 thousand in fiscal 2024 and 5,218 thousand in fiscal 2025. Shipment value for those fiscal years was 1,501 hundred million yen, 1,474 hundred million yen and 1,472 hundred million yen, respectively. The fiscal-year labels are retained as published and are not converted into calendar-year retail estimates. Source: 家電データベース, “掃除機の出荷台数・出荷金額・平均単価”
| Japan domestic manufacturer shipments | Fiscal 2023 | Fiscal 2024 | Fiscal 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quantity (thousand units) | 5,392 | 5,244 | 5,218 |
| Shipment value (hundred million yen) | 1,501 | 1,474 | 1,472 |
Both listed measures are lower in fiscal 2025 than fiscal 2023. This is a comparison of 3 fiscal-year observations in a shipment series. It does not indicate how many units reached consumers in each year, and the source does not identify reasons for the movement. The quantities and values are useful for describing Japan’s domestic manufacturer shipments, but they measure a different point in the market from the U.S. and China retail data in this article. Source: 家電データベース, “掃除機の出荷台数・出荷金額・平均単価”
vacuum cleaner sales: Japan vacuum cleaner shipment prices and yearly changes
The Japan page reports shipment quantity year-over-year ratios of 94.1% for fiscal 2023, 97.3% for fiscal 2024 and 99.5% for fiscal 2025. Each ratio compares the reported quantity with the preceding fiscal year, as published by the source. These ratios are not percentage declines. Read alongside the annual quantities, they describe shipment levels relative to the immediately preceding fiscal year without replacing the unit series. Source: 家電データベース, “掃除機の出荷台数・出荷金額・平均単価”
Average unit prices were 27,832 yen in fiscal 2023, 28,110 yen in fiscal 2024 and 28,210 yen in fiscal 2025. The page says it calculates these averages by dividing shipment value by quantity. They are shipment-based averages across the reported market, not listed prices for a particular model or measures of what an individual household paid. Source: 家電データベース, “掃除機の出荷台数・出荷金額・平均単価”
| Japan shipment price indicator | Reported value |
|---|---|
| Fiscal 2023 average unit price | 27,832 yen |
| Fiscal 2024 average unit price | 28,110 yen |
| Fiscal 2025 average unit price | 28,210 yen |
| Three-year average monthly price high | 29,753 yen in December |
| Three-year average monthly price low | 26,011 yen in April |
The monthly comparison is a three-year average by calendar month: December is the reported high at 29,753 yen and April the low at 26,011 yen. The source does not state the exact start and end dates for that three-year window. The observations therefore describe the relative monthly averages presented on the page; they do not give a price for every December or April and are not fiscal-year figures. Source: 家電データベース, “掃除機の出荷台数・出荷金額・平均単価”
vacuum cleaner sales: China vacuum cleaner retail sales value and growth
Midea Group’s 2024 annual report cites AVC aggregated data across all sales channels for China’s domestic cleaning-appliance market. In that reporting, vacuum cleaners recorded retail sales of RMB5.6 billion in 2024, up 11.0% year on year. This is a category retail-value observation. The cited passage does not provide a matching multiyear vacuum-only series or unit volume, so it supports a reported value and annual growth rate for 2024 rather than a longer trend. Source: Midea Group, 2024 Annual Report, printed page 32
The same passage separately reports domestic robotic vacuum cleaner retail sales of RMB19.36 billion in 2024 and a 41.1% year-on-year increase. The report presents this as a distinct product category alongside the broader cleaning-appliance discussion. It should remain a separate observation from the RMB5.6 billion vacuum-cleaner value; the checked information does not define whether the category boundaries overlap, so adding the values would not be supported. Source: Midea Group, 2024 Annual Report, printed page 32
These China retail values sit alongside Japan manufacturer shipment data and historical U.S. retail data from 2006–2010, each with a different scope and time period. The China figures establish reported 2024 retail values and year-on-year growth for vacuum cleaners and robotic vacuum cleaners. They do not provide unit volumes or explain the reasons for growth. The observations support these specific market descriptions, with their stated categories and measurement basis preserved.