ARLINGTON, VA — Combined U.S. factory shipments of 433,386 unitary air conditioners and air-source heat pumps for January represented a 25% jump over the same month last year, according to Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute (ARI) statistics.
The first month’s total set a new all-time record for January shipments and included 94,642 heat pumps, which were 11% ahead of last year.