Heating and cooling equipment shipments fall back in January

Heating and cooling equipment shipments declined 12% from December to January, according to the latest data released by the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI).

This marks the second-lowest shipment rate recorded in the past nine years, just 65,000 units above the low set last November. Historically, shipments are strongest in the early summer months and weakest around the turn of the year, primarily impacted by seasonal air conditioner and heat pump volumes.