Steel Markets
September Heating and Cooling Equipment Shipments
Written by Brett Linton
November 8, 2019
September heating and cooling equipment shipments came in at 1.58 million units, down 0.4 percent from the same month one year ago, according to recent data from the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI).
Residential and commercial storage water heater shipments rose 2.2 percent year over year to a combined 674,144 units; 654,894 units were shipped for residential use and 19,250 units for commercial use. This is the third consecutive month water heater shipments have increased on a year-over-year basis.
Shipments of warm air furnaces totaled 291,857 units in September, down 11.7 percent compared to the same month last year. This is the third consecutive month warm air furnace shipments have decreased on a year-over-year basis.
Central air conditioners and air-source heat pump shipments rose 3.0 percent over a year ago to 613,607 total units; 380,581 air conditioners and 233,026 heat pumps were shipped. This is the third consecutive month air conditioners and air-source heat pump shipments have increased on a year-over-year basis.
The full press release is available on the AHRI website here.
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