ARLINGTON, Va. — U.S. shipments of central air conditioners and air-source heat pumps totaled 1,022,363 units in June 2016, up 16.4 percent from 878,513 units shipped in June 2015, according to the latest statistics from the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI). U.S. shipments of central air conditioners increased 19.1 percent to 729,018 units, up from 611,900 units shipped in June 2015. U.S. shipments of air-source heat pumps increased 10 percent to 293,345 units, up from 266,613 units shipped in June 2015.

Year-to-date combined shipments of central air conditioners and air-source heat pumps increased 1.8 percent to 3,989,465 units, up from 3,920,763 units shipped in June 2015. Year-to-date shipments of central air conditioners increased 3.6 percent to 2,681,694 units, up from 2,588,401 units shipped during the same period in 2015. The year-to-date total for heat pump shipments decreased 1.8 percent to 1,307,771 units, down from 1,332,362 units shipped during the same period in 2015.

Publication date: 8/15/2016

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