AHRI Releases April 2020 Shipment Data

Residential Storage Water Heaters

U.S. shipments of residential gas storage water heaters for April 2020 decreased 15.1%, to 311,683 units, down from 367,028 units shipped in April 2019. Residential electric storage water heater shipments decreased 5.7% in April 2020 to 322,258 units, down from 341,834 units shipped in April 2019.

Year-to-date U.S. shipments of residential gas storage water heaters decreased 4.6%, to 1,473,757 units, compared to 1,544,800 units shipped during that same period in 2019. Residential electric storage water heater shipments increased 3.3% year-to-date, to 1,489,496 units, compared to 1,442,421 units shipped during the same period in 2019.
 
Commercial Storage Water Heaters

Commercial gas storage water heater shipments decreased 21% in April 2020, to 5,849 units, down from 7,404 units shipped in April 2019. Commercial electric storage water heater shipments decreased 26.2% in April 2020, to 9,888 units, down from 13,395 units shipped in April 2019.

Year-to-date U.S. shipments of commercial gas storage water heaters decreased 8%, to 28,703 units, compared with 31,183 units shipped during the same period in 2019. Year-to-date commercial electric storage water heater shipments decreased 3.5%, to 49,253 units, down from 51,022 units shipped during the same period in 2019.
 
Central Air Conditioners and ASHPs

U. S. shipments of central air conditioners and air-source heat pumps (ASHPs) totaled 634,036 units in April 2020, down 14.7% from 743,068 units shipped in April 2019. U.S. shipments of central air conditioners decreased 18.6%, to 398,040 units, down from 488,907 units shipped in April 2019. U.S. shipments of ASHP decreased 7.1%, to 235,996 units, down from 254,161 units shipped in April 2019.

Year-to-date combined shipments of central air conditioners and ASHPs decreased 0.7%, to 2,585,007 units, down from 2,604,077 units shipped during the same period in 2019. Year-to-date shipments of central air conditioners decreased 1.5%, to 1,579,040 units, down from 1,602,941 units shipped during the same period in 2019. The year-to-date total for heat pump shipments increased 0.5%, to 1,005,967 units, up from 1,001,136 units shipped during the same period in 2019.