Commercial Air Conditioning Shipments Show Increase
MISSISSAUGA, Ontario — According to the Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning Institute of Canada (HRAI), during the fourth quarter 2012 versus fourth quarter 2011, commercial air conditioning shipments showed the highest product sector gain, increasing by 26 percent. Air-handling unit shipments also showed an increase, rising 17 percent. Ductless splits shipments decreased by 24 percent, chiller bookings decreased by 12 percent, residential furnace shipments decreased by 9 percent, unit heater shipments decreased by 4 percent, and residential air conditioning shipments decreased by 1 percent over the fourth quarter 2011.