AHRI Releases February 2024 U.S. Heating and Cooling Equipment Shipment Data
April 12, 2024
Residential Storage Water Heaters
U.S. shipments of residential gas storage water heaters for February 2024 increased 7 percent, to 397,529 units, up from 371,462 units shipped in February 2023. Residential electric storage water heater shipments increased 10.4 percent in February 2024 to 454,577 units, up from 411,916 units shipped in February 2023.
Year-to-date U.S. shipments of residential gas storage water heaters increased 1.9 percent, to 744,553, compared to 730,380 shipped during that same period in 2023. Residential electric storage water heater shipments increased 6.4 percent year-to-date, to 871,640 units, compared to 819,229 shipped during the same period in 2023.
Commercial Storage Water Heaters
Commercial gas storage water heater shipments increased 12.8 percent in February 2024, to 8,120 units, up from 7,200 units shipped in February 2023. Commercial electric storage water heater shipments increased 6.5 percent in February 2024, to 13,950, up from 13,095 units shipped in February 2023.
Year-to-date U.S. shipments of commercial gas storage water heaters increased 6.4 percent, to 15,371 units, compared with 14,447 units shipped during the same period in 2023. Year-to-date commercial electric storage water heater shipments increased 7.8 percent, to 25,647 units, up from 23,791 units shipped during the same period in 2023.
Warm Air Furnaces
U.S. shipments of gas warm air furnaces for February 2024 decreased 7.3 percent, to 214,961 units, down from 231,944 units shipped in February 2023. Oil warm air furnace shipments increased 59.6 percent, to 2,434 units in February 2024, up from 1,525 units shipped in February 2023.
Year-to-date U.S. shipments of gas warm air furnaces decreased 11.7 percent, to 431,047 units, compared with 488,300 units shipped during the same period in 2023. Year-to-date U.S. shipments of oil warm air furnaces increased 23.1 percent, to 5,064 units, compared with 4,113 units shipped during the same period in 2023.
Central Air Conditioners and Air-Source Heat Pumps
U.S. shipments of central air conditioners and air-source heat pumps totaled 657,509 units in February 2024, up 1.2 percent from 649,856 units shipped in February 2023. U.S. shipments of air conditioners increased 8.8 percent, to 372,897 units, up from 342,814 units shipped in February 2023. U.S. shipments of air-source heat pumps decreased 7.3 percent, to 284,612 units, down from 307,042 shipped in February 2023.
Year-to-date combined shipments of central air conditioners and air-source heat pumps decreased 9.7 percent, to 1,136,883, down from 1,259,012 units shipped during the same period in 2023. Year-to-date shipments of central air conditioners decreased 7.4 percent, to 620,932 units, down from 670,269 units shipped during the same period in 2023. The year-to-date total for heat pump shipments decreased 12.4 percent, to 515,951, down from 588,743 units shipped during the same period in 2023.
U.S. Manufacturers’ Shipments of Central Air Conditioners and Air-Source Heat Pumps
Notes and FAQs A shipment is defined as when a unit transfers ownership; a consignment is not a transfer of ownership. Industry data is aggregated from the information supplied by AHRI member companies that participate in the statistics program and can be subject to revision. Published year-to-date data is inclusive of all revisions. No other AHRI data (e.g., by state or region) is available to the public other than that published. AHRI does not conduct any market forecasting and is not qualified to discuss market trends. BTUHs of 64.9 and below are for residential units; 65.0 and above for commercial. For previous monthly shipment releases and historical data, please see http://www.ahrinet.org/statistics.
