Leading air conditioner manufacturers are betting on high growth this year even as they are firming up plans to increase the prices of room air conditioners (RACs) by 5 to 8% this summer. Leading players like Daikin, Johnson Controls-Hitachi Air Conditioning, Voltas, Blue Star, Panasonic, LG, Samsung, and Haier expect a high double-digit growth, due to the pent-up demand, sweltering summer, and continuance of work-from-home which are expected to create demand for additional cooling products.