Steel Markets
Heating and Cooling Equipment Shipments Down in June
Written by Brett Linton
August 9, 2019
June heating and cooling equipment shipments came in at just over 2.1 million units for the month, down 5.8 percent over the same month one year ago, according to data recently released by the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI). This is the third consecutive month that total monthly equipment shipments have declined on a year-over-year basis since September 2018.
Residential and commercial storage water heater shipments fell 12.7 percent year over year to a combined 706,040 units; 685,048 units were shipped for residential use and 20,992 units for commercial use. Water heater shipments have declined for the past five consecutive months on a year-over-year basis.
Shipments of warm air furnaces totaled 356,268 units in June, up 5.7 percent compared to the same month last year. Warm air furnace shipments have increase on a year-over-year basis for five consecutive months.
Central air conditioners and air-source heat pump shipments fell 4.3 percent over a year ago to 1,071,932 total units; 716,424 air conditioners and 355,508 heat pumps were shipped.
The full press release is available on the AHRI website here.
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