Analysis
November 13, 2020
Heating and Cooling Equipment Shipments in September
Written by Brett Linton
September heating and cooling equipment shipments totaled 2.03 million units, up 28.3 percent from the same month one year ago, according to recent data from the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI). Total September shipments declined 3.0 percent from the previous month, but the market is coming down from a recent record-high; June 2020 saw the highest monthly shipment level in SMU’s 12-year history.
Total shipments for 2020 are now at 16.6 million units, up 2.8 percent compared to 16.2 million units shipped in the first nine months of 2019. This similar year-to-date figure helps put 2020 data into perspective; September heating and cooling shipments appear significantly higher than previous years on a monthly basis, but in reality they are just “catching up” after the Q2 2020 Covid-induced lull.
