AHRI Releases November 2019 Shipment Data

Residential Storage Water Heaters

U.S. shipments of residential gas storage water heaters for November 2019 increased 0.4%, to 342,380 units, up from 341,158 units shipped in November 2018. Residential electric storage water heater shipments increased 6.9% in November 2019 to 341,949 units, up from 319,806 units shipped in November 2018.

Year-to-date U.S. shipments of residential gas storage water heaters decreased 3.4%, to 3,971,353 units, compared to 4,109,944 units shipped during that same period in 2018. Residential electric storage water heater shipments decreased 1.1% year-to-date, to 3,818,316 units, compared with 3,860,324 units shipped during the same period in 2018.
 
Commercial Storage Water Heaters

Commercial gas storage water heater shipments decreased 7.6% in November 2019, to 6,120 units, down from 6,620 units shipped in November 2018. Commercial electric storage water heater shipments increased 8% in November 2019, to 10,934 units, up from 10,125 units shipped in November 2018.

Year-to-date U.S. shipments of commercial gas storage water heaters decreased 5.8%, to 81,276 units, compared with 86,294 units shipped during the same period in 2018. Year-to-date commercial electric storage water heater shipments increased 11.2%, to 138,522 units, up from 124,578 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 460,002 units in November 2019, up 2.1% from 450,399 units shipped in November 2018. U.S. shipments of central air conditioners decreased 2.4%, to 267,994 units, down from 274,586 units shipped in November 2018. U.S. shipments of ASHPs increased 9.2%, to 192,008 units, up from 175,813 units shipped in November 2018.

Year-to-date combined shipments of central air conditioners and ASHPs increased 1.4%, to 7,960,827 units, up from 7,848,276 units shipped during the same period in 2018. Year-to-date shipments of central air conditioners decreased 1%, to 5,056,087 units, down from 5,107,440 units shipped during the same period in 2018. The year-to-date total for heat pump shipments increased 6%, to 2,904,740 units, up from 2,740,836 units shipped during the same period in 2018.