ARLINGTON, Va. — The Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI), an HVAC manufacturers association, has released the year-to-date and monthly shipment numbers for HVAC equipment.
Year-to-date, U.S. shipments of gas warm air furnaces increased 16 percent to 2,601,760 units, and the combined central air conditioners and air-source heat pumps were up 9.9 percent to 6,169,700.