U.S. shipments of central air conditioners and air-source heat pumps totaled 971,246 units in May 2018, up 7.9 percent from 900,459 units shipped in May 2017. U.S. shipments of air conditioners increased 8.2 percent, to 673,010 units, up from 622,245 units shipped in May 2017. U.S. shipments of air-source heat pumps increased 7.2 percent, to 298,236 units, up from 278,214 units shipped in May 2017.
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Year-to-date combined shipments of central air conditioners and air-source heat pumps increased 6.8 percent, to 3,531,224, up from 3,306,527 units shipped in May 2017. Year-to-date shipments of central air conditioners increased 4.3 percent, to 2,264,988 units, up from 2,172,047 units shipped during the same period in 2017. The year-to-date total for heat pump shipments increased 11.6 percent, to 1,266,236, up from 1,134,480 units shipped during the same period in 2017.
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