Year-to-date U.S. shipments of residential gas storage water heaters changed -2.2%, to 3,507,500, compared to 3,585,860 shipped during that same period in 2023. Residential electric storage water heater shipments changed +5.4% year-to-date, to 4,282,564 units, compared to 4,065,044 shipped during the same period in 2023.

Commercial Storage Water Heaters

Commercial gas storage water heater shipments changed -15.1% in October 2024, to 6,583 units, compared to 7,750 units shipped in October 2023. Commercial electric storage water heater shipments changed -0.6% in October 2024, to 11,950, compared to 12,023 units shipped in October 2023.

Year-to-date U.S. shipments of commercial gas storage water heaters changed -3.6%, to 70,514 units, compared to 73,140 units shipped during the same period in 2023. Year-to-date commercial electric storage water heater shipments changed +5.8%, to 129,544 units, compared to 122,423 units shipped during the same period in 2023.

Warm Air Furnaces

U.S. shipments of gas-warm air furnaces for October 2024 changed +20.9%, to 280,747 units, compared to 232,252 units shipped in October 2023. Oil warm air furnace shipments changed +66.2%, to 4,375 units in October 2024, compared to 2,633 units shipped in October 2023.

Year-to-date U.S. shipments of gas-warm air furnaces changed +2.5%, to 2,592,961 units, compared to 2,530,229 units shipped during the same period in 2023. Year-to-date U.S. shipments of oil-warm air furnaces changed +39.9%, to 24,028 units, compared to 17,173 units shipped during the same period in 2023.

Central Air Conditioners and Air-Source Heat Pumps

U.S. shipments of central air conditioners and air-source heat pumps totaled 815,360 units in October 2024, changed +53.1% compared to 532,569 units shipped in October 2023. U.S. shipments of air conditioners changed +46.7%, to 449,972 units, compared to 306,735 units shipped in October 2023. U.S. shipments of air-source heat pumps changed +61.8%, to 365,388 units, compared to 225,834 shipped in October 2023.

Year-to-date combined shipments of central air conditioners and air-source heat pumps changed +8.9%, to 8,455,008, compared to 7,765,225 units shipped during the same period in 2023. Year-to-date shipments of central air conditioners changed +7.1%, to 4,873,899 units, compared to 4,551,330 units shipped during the same period in 2023. The year-to-date total for heat pump shipments changed +11.4%, to 3,581,109, compared to 3,213,895 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.