AHRI Releases August 2020 Shipment Data

Residential Storage Water Heaters
U.S. shipments of residential gas storage water heaters for August 2020 increased 4.3%, to 400,862 units, up from 384,505 units shipped in August 2019. Residential electric storage water heater shipments increased 10.6% in August 2020 to 394,585 units, up from 356,845 units shipped in August 2019.

Year-to-date U.S. shipments of residential gas storage water heaters increased 1.8%, to 3,011,506 units compared to 2,957,253 units shipped during that same period in 2019. Residential electric storage water heater shipments increased 7.8% year-to-date, to 3,019,279 units, compared to 2,800,617 units shipped during the same period in 2019.
 
Commercial Storage Water Heaters
Commercial gas storage water heater shipments decreased 32% in August 2020, to 5,592 units, down from 8,223 units shipped in August 2019. Commercial electric storage water heater shipments decreased 19.4% in August 2020, to 11,177 units, down from 13, 868 units shipped in August 2019.

Year-to-date U.S. shipments of commercial gas storage water heaters decreased 14.1%, to 52,130 units, compared with 60,687 units shipped during the same period in 2019. Year-to-date commercial electric storage water heater shipments decreased 9.3%, to 93,395 units, down from 103,012 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 950,122 units in August 2020, up 21.8% from 779,923 units shipped in August 2019. U.S. shipments of central air conditioners increased 28.1%, to 639,349 units, up from 499,252 units shipped in August 2019. U.S. shipments of ASHPs increased 10.7%, to 310,773 units, up from 280,671 units shipped in August 2019.

Year-to-date combined shipments of central air conditioners and ASHPs increased 1%, to 6,436,407 units, up from 6, 370,742 units shipped during the same period in 2019. Year-to-date shipments of central air conditioners increased 1.9%, to 4,170,819 units, up from 4,092,014 units shipped during the same period in 2019. The year-to-date total for heat pump shipments decreased 0.6%, to 2,265,588 units, down from 2,278,728 units shipped during the same period in 2019.