AHRI Releases October 2022 U.S. Shipment Data

Residential Storage Water Heaters
U.S. shipments of residential gas storage water heaters for October 2022 decreased 27.6%, to 321,275 units, down from 443, 832 units shipped in October 2021. Residential electric storage water heater shipments decreased 19.3% in October 2022 to 371,842 units, down from 460,953 units shipped in October 2021.

Year-to-date U.S. shipments of residential gas storage water heaters decreased 16.9%, to 3,432,944 units compared to 4,130,982 units shipped during that same period in 2021. Residential electric storage water heater shipments decreased 6.4% year‑to‑date, to 3, 814,996 units, compared to 4,077,568 units shipped during the same period in 2021.

Commercial Storage Water Heaters
Commercial gas storage water heater shipments decreased 10.4% in October 2022, to 5,965 units, down from 6,657 units shipped in October 2021. Commercial electric storage water heater shipments decreased 19.9% in October 2022, to 9,490 units, down from 11,850 units shipped in October 2021.

Year-to-date U.S. shipments of commercial gas storage water heaters decreased 6.5%, to 70,913 units, compared with 75,851 units shipped during the same period in 2021. Year-to-date commercial electric storage water heater shipments decreased 22.5%, to 99,334 units, down from 128,225 units shipped during the same period in 2021.

Central ACs and ASHPs
U.S. shipments of central air conditioners and air‑source heat pumps (ASHPs) totaled 760,038 units in October 2022, down 4.0% from 791,321 units shipped in October 2021. U.S. shipments of central air conditioners decreased 18.6%, to 396,208 units, down from 486,751 units shipped in October 2021. U.S. shipments of ASHPs increased 19.5%, to 363,830 units, up from 304,570 units shipped in October 2021.

Year-to-date combined shipments of central air conditioners and ASHPs increased 1.9%, to 9,074,709 units, up from 8,903,175 units shipped during the same period in 2021. Year-to-date shipments of central air conditioners decreased 3.8%, to 5,335,871 units, down from 5,546,135 units shipped during the same period in 2021. The year-to-date total for heat pump shipments increased 11.4%, to 3,738,838 units, up from 3,357,040 units shipped during the same period in 2021.