ARLINGTON, Va. — U.S. shipments of central air conditioners and air-source heat pumps totaled 425,882 units in October 2016, up 7.3 percent from 396,922 units shipped in October 2015, according to the latest statistics from the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI). U.S. shipments of central air conditioners increased 5.6 percent to 271,913 units, up from 257,477 units shipped in October 2015. U.S. shipments of air-source heat pumps increased 10.4 percent to 153,969 units, up from 139,445 units shipped in October 2015. 

Year-to-date combined shipments of central air conditioners and air-source heat pumps increased 6.2 percent to 6,476,347 units, up from 6,098,008 units shipped in October 2015. Year-to-date shipments of central air conditioners increased 6.9 percent to 4,365,690 units, up from 4,082,457 units shipped during the same period in 2015. The year-to-date total for heat pump shipments increased 4.7 percent to 2,110,657 units, up from 2,015,551 units shipped during the same period in 2015.