AHRI Releases August 2019 U.S. Heating and Cooling Equipment Shipment Data
Central Air Conditioners and Air-Source Heat Pumps
U.S. shipments of central air conditioners and air-source heat pumps totaled 779,923 units in August 2019, up 5.1 percent from 742,171 units shipped in August 2018. U.S. shipments of air conditioners increased 1 percent, to 499,252 units, up from 494,177 units shipped in August 2018. U.S. shipments of air-source heat pumps increased 13.2 percent, to 280,671 units, up from 247,994 units shipped in August 2018.
Year-to-date combined shipments of central air conditioners and air-source heat pumps increased 1.2 percent, to 6,370,742, up from 6,294,977 units shipped during the same period in 2018. Year-to-date shipments of central air conditioners decreased 1.2 percent, to 4,092,014 units, down from 4,141,428 units shipped during the same period in 2018. The year-to-date total for heat pump shipments increased 5.8 percent, to 2,278,728, up from 2,153,549 units shipped during the same period in 2018.
