AHRI Releases March 2020 Shipment Data
Residential Storage Water Heaters
U.S. shipments of residential gas storage water heaters for March 2020 increased 7.6%, to 416,504 units, up from 387,118 units shipped in March 2019. Residential electric storage water heater shipments increased 11.9% in March 2020 to 401,348 units, up from 358,666 units shipped in March 2019.
Year-to-date U.S. shipments of residential gas storage water heaters decreased 1.3%, to 1,162,074 units, compared with 1,177,772 units shipped during that same period in 2019. Residential electric storage water heater shipments increased 6.1% year-to-date, to 1,167,238 units, compared with 1,100,587 units shipped during the same period in 2019.
Commercial Storage Water Heaters
Commercial gas storage water heater shipments decreased 14% in March 2020, to 8,371 units, down from 9,734 units shipped in March 2019. Commercial electric storage water heater shipments increased 1.0% in March 2020, to 14,044 units, up from 13,904 units shipped in March 2019.
Year-to-date U.S. shipments of commercial gas storage water heaters decreased 3.9%, to 22,854 units, compared with 23,779 units shipped during the same period in 2019. Year- to-date commercial electric storage water heater shipments increased 4.6%, to 39,365 units, up from 37,627 units shipped during the same period in 2019.
Central AC and ASHPs
U.S. shipments of central air conditioners and air-source heat pumps (ASHPs) totaled 851,939 units in March 2020, up 4.7% from 813,605 units shipped in March 2019. U.S. shipments of central air conditioners increased 6.1%, to 546,992 units, up from 515,353 units shipped in March 2019. U.S. shipments of ASHPs increased 2.2%, to 304,947 units, up from 298,252 units shipped in March 2019.
Year-to-date combined shipments of central air conditioners and ASHPs increased 4.8%, to 1,950,971 units, up from 1,861,009 units shipped during the same period in 2019. Year-to-date shipments of central air conditioners increased 6.0%, to 1,181,000 units, up from 1,114,034 units shipped during the same period in 2019. The year-to-date total for ASHP shipments increased 3.1%, to 769,971 units, up from 746,975 units shipped during the same period in 2019.
