AHRI Releases May 2020 Shipment Data
Residential Storage Water Heaters
U.S. shipments of residential gas storage water heaters for May 2020 decreased 7.1%, to 332,297 units, down from 357,513 units shipped in May 2019. Residential electric storage water heater shipments decreased 6.1% in May 2020 to 322,303 units, down from 343,390 units shipped in May 2019.
Year-to-date U.S. shipments of residential gas storage water heaters decreased 5.1%, to 1,806,054 units compared to 1,902,313 units shipped during that same period in 2019. Residential electric storage water heater shipments increased 1.5% year-to-date, to 1,811,799 units, compared to 1,785,811 units shipped during the same period in 2019.
Commercial Storage Water Heaters
Commercial gas storage water heater shipments decreased 31.7% in May 2020, to 5,048 units, down from 7,390 units shipped in May 2019. Commercial electric storage water heater shipments decreased 29.7% in May 2020, to 9,456 units, down from 13,452 units shipped in May 2019.
Year-to-date U.S. shipments of commercial gas storage water heaters decreased 12.5%, to 33,751 units, compared with 38,573 units shipped during the same period in 2019. Year-to-date commercial electric storage water heater shipments decreased 8.9%, to 58,709 units, down from 64,474 units shipped during the same period in 2019.
Central ACs and ASHPs
U.S. shipments of central air conditioners and air-source heat pumps (ASHPs) totaled 777,815 units in May 2020, down 22.7% from 1,005,646 units shipped in May 2019. U.S. shipments of central air conditioners decreased 20.7%, to 522,624 units, down from 659,423 units shipped in May 2019. U.S. shipments of ASHPs decreased 26.3%, to 255,191 units, down from 346,223 units shipped in May 2019.
Year-to-date combined shipments of central air conditioners and ASHPs decreased 6.8%, to 3,362,822 units, down from 3,609,723 units shipped during the same period in 2019. Year- to-date shipments of central air conditioners decreased 7.1%, to 2,101,664 units, down from 2,262,364 units shipped during the same period in 2019. The year-to-date total for heat pump shipments decreased 6.4%, to 1,261,158 units, down from 1,347,359 units shipped during the same period in 2019.
