AHRI Releases September 2019 Shipment Data

Residential Storage Water Heaters
U.S. shipments of residential gas storage water heaters for September 2019 increased 0.7%, to 330,910 units, up from 328,712 units shipped in September 2018. Residential electric storage water heater shipments increased 3.3% in September 2019 to 323,984 units, up from 313,632 units shipped in September 2018.

Year-to-date U.S. shipments of residential gas storage water heaters decreased 3.2%, to 3,288,163 units, compared to 3,395,336 units shipped during that same period in 2018. Residential electric storage water heater shipments decreased 2.3% year-to-date, to 3,124,601 units, compared to 3,198,946 units shipped during the same period in 2018.
 
Commercial Storage Water Heaters
Commercial gas storage water heater shipments increased 13.7% in September 2019, to 7,672 units, up from 6,745 units shipped in September 2018. Commercial electric storage water heater shipments increased 12.6% in September 2019, to 11,578 units, up from 10,283 units shipped in September 2018.

Year-to-date U.S. shipments of commercial gas storage water heaters decreased 6.2%, to 68,359 units, compared with 72,852 units shipped during the same period in 2018. Year-to-date commercial electric storage water heater shipments increased 10.6%, to 114,590 units, up from 103,610 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 613,607 units in September 2019, up 3% from 595,701 units shipped in September 2018.

U.S. shipments of central air conditioners increased 0.2%, to 380,581 units, up from 379,698 units shipped in September 2018. U.S. shipments of ASHPs increased 7.9%, to 233,026 units, up from 216,003 units shipped in September 2018.

Year-to- date combined shipments of central air conditioners and ASHPs increased 1.4%, to 6,984,349 units, up from 6,890,678 units shipped during the same period in 2018. Year-to-date shipments of central air conditioners decreased 1.1%, to 4,472,595 units, down from 4,521,126 units shipped during the same period in 2018. The year-to-date total for heat pump shipments increased 6%, to 2,511,754 units, up from 2,369,552 units shipped during the same period in 2018.