Analysis
June 14, 2022
April Heating and Cooling Equipment Shipments Down 9% from March High
Written by Brett Linton
US heating and cooling equipment shipments fell 9% to 2.07 million units in April, following a 24% jump in March, according to data from the Air Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI). Recall that March saw the third highest monthly shipment rate in our history at 2.28 million units, with the record high occurring in June 2021 at 2.32 million units and June 2020 holding onto second place with 2.28 million units. Total April shipments are down 4% compared to levels one year prior.
On a twelve-month moving average (12MMA) basis, shipments averaged 2.04 million tons per month over the past year, down 6,000 units from the March 12MMA (when we saw the highest level in our recorded history). Shipments averaged 2.03 million units per month in 2021, up 10% compared to 1.85 million units per month shipped in the same period of 2020. 
