COLUMBUS, Ohio – Heating, Air-conditioning & Refrigeration Distributors International (HARDI)
released its monthly TRENDS report Oct. 28, showing the average sales performance by HARDI distributors was an increase of
21% during September 2021.
The average annual sales growth for the 12 months through September 2021 is 19.6%.
“Demand continued strong through the last month of the 2021 cooling season,” said HARDI Market Research &
Benchmarking Analyst Brian Loftus. “September was the seventh month this year with sales growth that exceeded 20%.
The dollar weighted annual rate is close to the average annual participant’s sales gain of 19.6%. The producer price
index for the industry indicates about half this annual sales growth is price increases.”