ARLINGTON, Va. - Combined U.S. factory shipments of central air conditioners and air-source heat pumps totaled 6.4 million in 2007, down 9 percent from 2006, according to statistics from the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI).

For the month of December 2007, combined U.S. factory shipments of central air conditioners and air-source heat pumps totaled 330,698, a 16 percent drop compared with December 2006.

Heat pump shipments for December 2007 totaled 115,556, down 14 percent compared with December 2006. For the year, heat pump shipments totaled 1.9 million, down 10 percent from 2006.

Publication date: 02/11/2008