Central Air Conditioners and Air-Source Heat Pumps U.S. shipments of central air conditioners and air-source heat pumps totaled 838,626 units in March 2024, down 4.5 percent from 877,912 units shipped in March 2023. U.S. shipments of air conditioners decreased 5.2 percent, to 470,653 units, down from 496,539 units shipped in March 2023. U.S. shipments of air-source heat pumps decreased 3.5 percent, to 367,973 units, down from 381,373 shipped in March 2023.
Year-to-date combined shipments of central air conditioners and air-source heat pumps decreased 7.6 percent, to 1,975,509, down from 2,136,924 units shipped during the same period in 2023. Year-to-date shipments of central air conditioners decreased 6.4 percent, to 1,091,585 units, down from 1,166,808 units shipped during the same period in 2023. The year-to-date total for heat pump shipments decreased 8.9 percent, to 883,924, down from 970,116 units shipped during the same period in 2023.
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