Analysis
May 17, 2022
US Heating and Cooling Equipment Shipments Jump 24% in March
Written by Brett Linton
US heating and cooling equipment shipments jumped 24% from February to March to 2.28 million units, up 2% from levels one year prior, according to recent data from the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI). This is the third highest monthly shipment rate in our history, with June 2021 holding the record at 2.32 million units and June 2020 holding the second highest rate at 2.28 million units.
On a twelve-month moving average (12MMA) basis, shipments averaged 2.04 million tons per month over the past year, again climbing to the highest 12MMA in our recorded history. Shipments averaged 2.03 million units per month in 2021, up 9.8% compared to 1.85 million units per month shipped in the same period of 2020. 
