Central Air Conditioners and Air-Source Heat Pumps
U.S. shipments of central air conditioners and air-source heat pumps totaled 945,983 units in March 2022, up 2.3 percent from 925,031 units shipped in March 2021. U.S. shipments of air conditioners increased 1.1 percent, to 583,253 units, up from 576,646 units shipped in March 2021. U.S. shipments of air-source heat pumps increased 4.1 percent, to 362,730 units, up from 348,385 units shipped in March 2021.
Year-to-date combined shipments of central air conditioners and air-source heat pumps increased 8.2 percent, to 2,434,073 units, up from 2,248,729 units shipped during the same period in 2021. Year-to-date shipments of central air conditioners increased 6.7 percent, to 1,439,381 units, up from 1,348,522 units shipped during the same period in 2021. The year-to-date total for heat pump shipments increased 10.5 percent, to 994,692, up from 900,207 units shipped during the same period in 2021.
