RAC/PAC
2.3 S.E. ASIA: Singapore
With a delayed start, RAC demand in Singapore in 2017 decreased by 15% year on year to 131,000 units. Cooling-only multi-split air conditioners dominate the RAC market. In public housing provid...
2.3 S.E. ASIA: Malaysia
The Malaysian RAC market in 2017 showed a significant decrease due to bad weather. This decrease was almost the same as in Thailand and Indonesia. In particular, a sales drop in May and June greatly a...
2.3 S.E. ASIA: Thailand
Thailand is the third-largest air conditioner market in Southeast Asia, following Indonesia and Vietnam. Until 2016, the Thai air conditioner market continued to expand every year. In 2016, in particu...
2.3 S.E. ASIA
According to the IMF, GDP growth rates in 2017 in major Southeast Asian countries other than the Philippines showed an increase compared with 2016. Growth in Thailand increased to 3.7% in 2017 from 3....
2.2 CHINA
China’s production and sales of air conditioners set new records in 2017. Domestic sales grew explosively to 61 million units, showing year-on-year growth of 30.2%. The export volume, including export...
2 REGIONAL: 2.1 N. AMERICA: Canada
The Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Institute (HRAI) of Canada has provided year-on-year data on Canadian shipments for selected HVAC&R equipment including both cooling-only and heat pump types, ending the third quarter of 2017. According to HRAI, commercial air conditioner shipments decreased by 5.4% from 51,477 units in 2016 to 48,676 units in 2017. Commercial air conditio...
2 REGIONAL: 2.1 N. AMERICA: United States
Consumer confidence is one of the important economic measures for the HVAC market. U.S. consumer confidence increased to its highest level in almost 17 years in October 2017 after remaining relatively...
World Air Conditioner Markets: 1 OVERVIEW
The year 2017 was a year of great achievement thanks to double-digit growth in China, the largest air conditioner market in the world. The global air conditioner market saw 9.3% year-on-year growth, ...
Sharp Releasing X Series of Plasmacluster ACs with Built-in
From January 25, Sharp is releasing nine models of X series Plasmaclus-ter room air conditioners (RACs) incorporating a wireless LAN function and the new Plasmacluster Next technology that has nearly ...
