ARLINGTON, VA — According to the Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute (ARI), air-source heat pump shipments jumped 8% in 2001 to set a new single-year record of 1,442,355 units. However, total shipments of 6,281,443 central air conditioners and air-source heat pumps in 2001 were down 6% from the totals in 2000.
Combined shipments in December of 338,025 central air conditioners and air-source heat pumps were up 4% from December 2000.