AHRI Releases August 2021 U.S. Heating and Cooling Equipment Shipment Data
Central Air Conditioners and Air-Source Heat Pumps U.S. shipments of central air conditioners and air-source heat pumps totaled 929,560 units in August 2021, down 2.2 percent from 950,122 units shipped in August 2020. U.S. shipments of air conditioners decreased 7.9 percent, to 588,595 units, down from 639,349 units shipped in August 2020. U.S. shipments of air-source heat pumps increased 9.7 percent, to 340,965 units, up from 310,773 units shipped in August 2020.
Year-to-date combined shipments of central air conditioners and air-source heat pumps increased 12.1 percent, to 7,212,309 units, up from 6,436,407 units shipped during the same period in 2020. Year-to-date shipments of central air conditioners increased 7.4 percent, to 4,480,831 units, up from 4,170,819 units shipped during the same period in 2020. The year-to-date total for heat pump shipments increased 20.6 percent, to 2,731,478, up from 2,265,588 units shipped during the same period in 2020.
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