AHRI Releases Latest Equipment Shipment Data
The Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute has released the latest U.S. heating and cooling equipment shipment data, which is collected from the information supplied by AHRI member companies that participate in its Statistics Program. The data represents shipments to customers within all U.S. states and District of Columbia, whether produced domestically or imported. For previous monthly shipment releases and historical data, visit http://www.ahrinet.org/statistics.
Residential storage water heaters
U.S. shipments of residential gas storage water heaters for April 2026 decreased 1.6%, to 361,801 units, compared to 367,604 units shipped in April 2025. Residential electric storage water heater shipments decreased 4.3% in April 2026 to 430,591 units, compared to 450,168 units shipped in April 2025.
Year-to-date U.S. shipments of residential gas storage water heaters decreased 6.2%, to 1.4 million, compared to 1.5 million shipped during that same period in 2025. Residential electric storage water heater shipments decreased 6.4% year-to-date, to 1.65 million units, compared to 1.8 million shipped during the same period in 2025.
Commercial storage water heaters
Commercial gas storage water heater shipments increased 10.4% in April 2026, to 8,814 units, compared to 7,982 units shipped in April 2025. Commercial electric storage water heater shipments decreased 7.8% in April 2026, to 14,602, compared to 15,836 units shipped in April 2025.
Year-to-date U.S. shipments of commercial gas storage water heaters increased 4.7%, to 32,586 units, compared to 31,126 units shipped during the same period in 2025. Year-to-date commercial electric storage water heater shipments decreased 1.4%, to 56,828 units, compared to 57,647 units shipped during the same period in 2025.
Warm air furnaces
U.S. shipments of gas warm air furnaces for April 2026 decreased 4.9%, to 251,401 units, compared to 264,259 units shipped in April 2025. Oil warm air furnace shipments increased 32.1%, to 2,477 units in April 2026, compared to 1,875 units shipped in April 2025.
Year-to-date U.S. shipments of gas warm air furnaces decreased 11.6%, to 966,919 units, compared to 1.1 million units shipped during the same period in 2025. Year-to-date U.S. shipments of oil warm air furnaces increased 11.4%, to 10,919 units, compared to 9,799 units shipped during the same period in 2025.
Central air conditioners and air-source heat pumps
U.S. shipments of central air conditioners and air-source heat pumps totaled 837,098 units in April 2026, increased 5.1% compared to 796,279 units shipped in April 2025. U.S. shipments of air conditioners increased 8%, to 456,210 units, compared to 422,275 units shipped in April 2025. U.S. shipments of air-source heat pumps increased 1.8%, to 380,888 units, compared to 374,004 shipped in April 2025.
Year-to-date combined shipments of central air conditioners and air-source heat pumps decreased 3.5%, to 2,773,432, compared to 2,874,243 units shipped during the same period in 2025. Year-to-date shipments of central air conditioners decreased 7.5%, to 1.4 million units, compared to 1.5 million units shipped during the same period in 2025. The year-to-date total for heat pump shipments increased 1.2%, to 1,341,458, compared to 1,325,778 units shipped during the same period in 2025.
