ARLINGTON, VA — Combined U.S. factory shipments of 879,873 central air conditioners and air-source heat pumps in June are up 1% from June 2001, according to statistics from the Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute (ARI).
Heat pump shipments of 165,178 units dropped 9% from June 2001. Combined shipments for the first six months are up 5% from last year.