AHRI Releases June 2019 Shipment Data Residential Storage Water Heaters

U.S. shipments of residential gas storage water heaters for June 2019 decreased 14.5%, to 350,053 units, down from 409,525 units shipped in June 2018. Residential electric storage water heater shipments decreased 11.4% in June 2019 to 334,995 units, down from 378,239 units shipped in June 2018.

Year-to-date U.S. shipments of residential gas storage water heaters decreased 6.6%, to 2,252,366 units, compared to 2,410,935 units shipped during that same period in 2018. Residential electric storage water heater shipments decreased 4.6% year-to-date, to 2,120,806 units, compared to 2,222,875 units shipped during the same period in 2018.

Commercial Storage Water Heaters
Commercial gas storage water heater shipments decreased 16% in June 2019, to 7,638 units, down from 9,095 units shipped in June 2018.

Commercial electric storage water heater shipments increased 8.3% in June 2019, to 13,354 units, up from 12,333 units shipped in June 2018.

Year-to-date U.S. shipments of commercial gas storage water heaters decreased 10.8%, to 46,211 units, compared with 51,812 units shipped during the same period in 2018. Year-to-date commercial electric storage water heater shipments increased 7.3%, to 77,828 units, up from 72,516 units shipped during the same period in 2018.

Central ACs and ASHPs
U.S. shipments of central air conditioners and air-source heat pumps (ASHPs) totaled 1,071,932 units in June 2019, down 4.3% from 1,120,459 units shipped in June 2018. U.S. shipments of central air conditioners decreased 8.6%, to 716,424 units, down from 783,705 units shipped in June 2018. U.S. shipments of ASHPs increased 5.6%, to 355,508 units, up from 336,754 units shipped in June 2018.

Year-to-date combined shipments of central air conditioners and ASHPs increased 0.6%, to 4,681,655 units, up from 4,654,900 units shipped during the same period in 2018. Year-to-date shipments of central air conditioners decreased 2.3%, to 2,978,788 units, down from 3,049,440 units shipped during the same period in 2018. The year-to-date total for ASHP shipments increased 6.1%, to 1,702,867 units, up from 1,605,460 units shipped during the same period in 2018.