There is definitely some good news being reported about heating and air conditioning distributors. According to Heating, Airconditioning, and Refrigeration Distributors International (HARDI), 102 distributors that responded to the organization's survey in January 2005 reported that their sales were up a collective 11.67 percent for the month.
Officials from HARDI noted that all regions are showing positive median numbers, with the highest median coming from the Southeastern region with an increase of 24.89 percent and the lowest reported median from the Northeastern region at 5.42 percent. Members appear optimistic that the year 2005 will end 5 percent ahead of the HVACR sales for 2004.