AHRI Releases July 2019 Shipment Data

Residential Storage Water Heaters
U.S. shipments of residential gas storage water heaters for July 2019 increased 2.1%, to 320,382 units, up from 313,782 units shipped in July 2018. Residential electric storage water heater shipments increased 1.7% in July 2019 to 322,966 units, up from 317,692 units shipped in July 2018.

Year-to-date U.S. shipments of residential gas storage water heaters decreased 5.6%, to 2,572,748 units, compared to 2,724,717 units shipped during that same period in 2018. Residential electric storage water heater shipments decreased 3.8% year-to-date, to 2,443,772 units, compared to 2,540,567 units shipped during the same period in 2018.
 
Commercial Storage Water Heaters
Commercial gas storage water heater shipments decreased 2% in July 2019, to 6,253 units, down from 6,379 units shipped in July 2018. Commercial electric storage water heater shipments increased 24.1% in July 2019, to 11,316 units, up from 9,122 units shipped in July 2018.

Year-to-date U. S. shipments of commercial gas storage water heaters decreased 9.8%, to 52,464 units, compared with 58,191 units shipped during the same period in 2018. Year-to-date commercial electric storage water heater shipments increased 9.2%, to 89,144 units, up from 81,638 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 909,164 units in July 2019, up 2% from 891,190 units shipped in July 2018. U.S. shipments of central air conditioners increased 2.7%, to 613,974 units, up from 597,786 units shipped in July 2018. U.S. shipments of ASHPs increased 0.6%, to 295,190 units, up from 293,404 units shipped in July 2018.

Year-to-date combined shipments of central air conditioners and ASHPs increased 0.7%, to 5,590,819 units, up from 5,552,806 units shipped during the same period in 2018. Year-to-date shipments of central air conditioners decreased 1.5%, to 3,592,762 units, down from 3,647,251 units shipped during the same period in 2018. The year-to- date total for ASHP shipments increased 4.9%, to 1,998,057 units, up from 1,905,555 units shipped during the same period in 2018.