AHRI Releases October 2023 U.S. Shipment Data

Residential Storage Water Heaters
U.S. shipments of residential gas storage water heaters for October 2023 increased 12.3%, to 360,908 units, up from 321,275 units shipped in October 2022. Residential electric storage water heater shipments increased 17.7% in October 2023 to 437,581 units, up from 371,842 units shipped in October 2022.

Year-to-date U.S. shipments of residential gas storage water heaters increased 4.5%, to 3,585,860, compared to 3,432,944 shipped during that same period in 2022. Residential electric storage water heater shipments increased 6.6% year-to-date, to 4,065,044 units, compared to 3,814,996 shipped during the same period in 2022.
 
Commercial Storage Water Heaters
Commercial gas storage water heater shipments increased 29.9% in October 2023, to 7,750 units, up from 5,965 units shipped in October 2022. Commercial electric storage water heater shipments increased 26.7% in October 2023, to 12,023, up from 9,490 units shipped in October 2022. Year-to-date U.S. shipments of commercial gas storage water heaters increased 3.1%, to 73,140 units, compared with 70,913 units shipped during the same period in 2022. Year-to-date commercial electric storage water heater shipments increased 23.2%, to 122,423 units, up from 99,334 units shipped during the same period in 2022.
 
Central ACs and ASHPs
U.S. shipments of central air conditioners and air-source heat pumps (ASHPs) totaled 532,569 units in October 2023, down 29.9% from 760,038 units shipped in October 2022. U.S. shipments of air conditioners decreased 22.6%, to 306,735 units, down from 396, 208 units shipped in October 2022. U.S. shipments of ASHPs decreased 37.9%, to 225,834 units, down from 363,830 shipped in October 2022.

Year-to-date combined shipments of central air conditioners and air-source heat pumps decreased 14.4 percent, to 7,765,225 units, down from 9,074,709 units shipped during the same period in 2022. Year-to-date shipments of central air conditioners decreased 14.7 percent, to 4,551,330 units, down from 5,335,871 units shipped during the same period in 2022. The year-to-date total for heat pump shipments decreased 14.0 percent, to 3,213,895, down from 3,738,838 units shipped during the same period in 2022.