
U.S. factory shipments of gas-fired, warm-air furnaces in May totaled 148,249, a 5.1 percent drop compared with the same month a year ago. For the year-to-date, gas furnace shipments totaled 691,587, a 15.8 percent drop compared with the same period last year.
Oil-fired, warm-air furnaces for the same month totaled 2,086, a 27.1 percent drop compared with May 2008 totals. Oil furnace shipments for the year-to-date totaled 14,442, a 25.2 percent drop compared with the same period last year.
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Publication date:07/27/2009
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