MISSISSAUGA, Ontario - The Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning Institute of Canada (HRAI) annual statistics forecast for 2005 projects that Canadian commercial air conditioning shipments will increase by 1 percent over the projected 2004 figure, while residential air conditioning will decrease by 3 percent and residential furnace shipments will decrease by 4 percent.
The projected 2004 and forecasted 2005 figures are as follows: