Whirlpool has faced a 4.4% year over year drop in revenues in 3Q, driven in large part by a 28.0% slide in sales in Latin America. CFO James Peters has stated the firm is facing “continued softness in Canada, Mexico and China”. Whirlpool’s Mexican imports were unchanged in the three months to Aug. 31 – the period feeding 3Q sales – after a slip in shipments in June was offset by a subsequent improvement. A 22.4% drop in shipments of cooker hoods led the way, while there was an 18.6% increase in imports of washing machines. The latter may reflect an expans...