Commercial gas storage water heater shipments increased 12.8% in February 2024, to 8,120 units, up from 7,200 units shipped in February 2023. Commercial electric storage water heater shipments increased 6.5% in February 2024, to 13,950, up from 13,095 units shipped in February 2023.

Year-to-date U.S. shipments of commercial gas storage water heaters increased 6.4%, to 15,371 units, compared with 14,447 units shipped during the same period in 2023. Year-to-date commercial electric storage water heater shipments increased 7.8%, to 25,647 units, up from 23,791 units shipped during the same period in 2023.

Year-to-date U.S. shipments of gas warm air furnaces decreased 11.7%, to 431,047 units, compared with 488,300 units shipped during the same period in 2023. Year-to-date U.S. shipments of oil warm air furnaces increased 23.1%, to 5,064 units, compared with 4,113 units shipped during the same period in 2023.

U.S. shipments of central air conditioners and air-source heat pumps totaled 657,509 units in February 2024, up 1.2%, from 649,856 units shipped in February 2023. U.S. shipments of air conditioners increased 8.8%, to 372,897 units, up from 342,814 units shipped in February 2023. U.S. shipments of air-source heat pumps decreased 7.3%, to 284,612 units, down from 307,042 shipped in February 2023.

Year-to-date combined shipments of central air conditioners and air-source heat pumps decreased 9.7%, to 1,136,883, down from 1,259,012 units shipped during the same period in 2023. Year-to-date shipments of central air conditioners decreased 7.4%, to 620,932 units, down from 670,269 units shipped during the same period in 2023. The year-to-date total for heat pump shipments decreased 12.4%, to 515,951, down from 588,743 units shipped during the same period in 2023.

SOURCE: Information contained in these graphs is courtesy of the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI). Industry figures are estimates that are derived from the best available figures supplied by a sample of AHRI member companies.