Subsidiaries
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Subsidiary and Name                               Jurisdiction In
Under Which It Does Business                      Which Organized
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Whirlpool Europe B.V./1/                          The Netherlands

Whirlpool Properties, Inc./1/                     Michigan

Inglis Limited/1/                                 Ontario, Canada

Whirlpool Financial Corporation                   Delaware

Whirlpool Financial National Bank/2/              A National Banking Association



The names of the Company's other subsidiaries are omitted because, considered in
the aggregate as a single subsidiary, such subsidiaries would not constitute a
significant subsidiary as of December 31, 1994.




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/1/Wholly-owned by Registrant
/2/Wholly-owned by Whirlpool Financial Corporation