AHRI Releases Latest Equipment Shipment Data

U.S. shipments of residential gas storage water heaters for February increased 5.4%, to 384,283 units, up from 364,503 units shipped in February 2021. Residential electric storage water heater shipments increased 15.4% in February to 412,414 units, up from 357,476 units shipped in February 2021.

Year-to-date U.S. shipments of residential gas storage water heaters decreased 3.0%, to 739,293 compared to 761,845 shipped during that same period in 2021. Residential electric storage water heater shipments increased 6.7% year-to-date, to 803,417 units, compared to 753,116 shipped during the same period in 2021.

Commercial gas storage water heater shipments decreased 14.1% in February, to 6,172 units, down from 7,185 units shipped in February 2021. Commercial electric storage water heater shipments decreased 33.3% in February, to 7,197 units, down from 10,784 units shipped in February 2021.

Year-to-date U.S. shipments of commercial gas storage water heaters decreased 17.2%, to 11,445 units, compared with 13,827 units shipped during the same period in 2021. Year-to-date commercial electric storage water heater shipments decreased 38.8%, to 13,788 units, down from 22,521 units shipped during the same period in 2021.

U.S. shipments of gas warm air furnaces for February decreased 2.6%, to 295,777 units, down from 303,654 units shipped in February 2021. Oil warm air furnace shipments increased 14.9%, to 2,948 units in February, up from 2,565 units shipped in February 2021.

Year-to-date U.S. shipments of gas warm air furnaces decreased 8.5%, to 602,630 units, compared with 658,751 units shipped during the same period in 2021. Year-to-date U.S. shipments of oil warm air furnaces decreased 6.8%, to 5,739 units, compared with 6,160 units shipped during the same period in 2021.

U.S. shipments of central air conditioners and air-source heat pumps totaled 730,812 units in February, up 14.6% from 637,772 units shipped in February 2021. U.S. shipments of air conditioners increased 16.9%, to 424,293 units, up from 363,045 units shipped in February 2021. U.S. shipments of air-source heat pumps increased 11.6%, to 306,519 units, up from 274,727 units shipped in February 2021.

Year-to-date combined shipments of central air conditioners and air-source heat pumps increased 12.4%, to 1,488,090 units, up from 1,323,698 units shipped during the same period in 2021. Year-to-date shipments of central air conditioners increased 10.9%, to 856,128 units, up from 771,876 units shipped during the same period in 2021. The year-to-date total for heat pump shipments increased 14.5%, to 631,962, up from 551,822 units shipped during the same period in 2021.

Learn more at: https://www.ahrinet.org/Portals/Reports/February2022StatisticalRelease.pdf