ARLINGTON, VA — According to the Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute (ARI), combined U.S. factory shipments of 321,059 central air conditioners and air-source heat pumps in October were down 10% from October 2000.
Heat pump shipments of 94,248 units were down 5% from October 2000, while combined shipments for the first 10 months are 7% below those from last year.