ARLINGTON, VA — Combined U.S. factory shipments of 445,611 central air conditioners and air-source heat pumps in February were down 3% from February 2001, according to statistics from the Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute (ARI).
Heat pump shipments of 110,208 units were even compared to February 2001 shipments. Combined shipments for the first two months are down 1% from those of last year.