Residential Storage Water Heaters

U.S. shipments of residential gas storage water heaters for September 2024 changed -16.6%, to 290,923 units, compared to 348,773 units shipped in September 2023. Residential electric storage water heater shipments changed -6.6% in September 2024 to 364,937 units, compared to 390,894 units shipped in September 2023.

Year-to-date U.S. shipments of residential gas storage water heaters changed -2.2%, to 3,154,419, compared to 3,224,952 shipped during that same period in 2023. Residential electric storage water heater shipments changed +6.1% year-to-date, to 3,849,201 units, compared to 3,627,463 shipped during the same period in 2023.

Commercial Storage Water Heaters

Commercial gas storage water heater shipments changed -3.4% in September 2024, to 6,025 units, compared to 6,235 units shipped in September 2023. Commercial electric storage water heater shipments changed -8.8% in September 2024, to 10,834, compared to 11,876 units shipped in September 2023.

Year-to-date U.S. shipments of commercial gas storage water heaters changed -2.2%, to 63,931 units, compared to 65,390 units shipped during the same period in 2023. Year-to-date commercial electric storage water heater shipments changed +6.5%, to 117,594 units, compared to 110,400 units shipped during the same period in 2023.

Warm Air Furnaces

U.S. shipments of gas warm air furnaces for September 2024 changed +5.9%, to 302,746 units, compared to 285,774 units shipped in September 2023. Oil warm air furnace shipments changed +9.2%, to 3,379 units in September 2024, compared to 3,093 units shipped in September 2023.

Year-to-date U.S. shipments of gas warm air furnaces changed +0.6%, to 2,312,214 units, compared to 2,297,977 units shipped during the same period in 2023. Year-to-date U.S. shipments of oil warm air furnaces changed +35.2%, to 19,653 units, compared to 14,540 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 903,856 units in September 2024, changed +18.4% compared to 763,301 units shipped in September 2023. U.S. shipments of air conditioners changed +12.8%, to 520,197 units, compared to 461,330 units shipped in September 2023. U.S. shipments of air-source heat pumps changed +27.1%, to 383,659 units, compared to 301,971 shipped in September 2023.

Year-to-date combined shipments of central air conditioners and air-source heat pumps changed +5.6%, to 7,639,648, compared to 7,232,656 units shipped during the same period in 2023. Year-to-date shipments of central air conditioners changed +4.2%, to 4,423,927 units, compared to 4,244,595 units shipped during the same period in 2023. The year-to-date total for heat pump shipments changed +7.6%, to 3,215,721, compared to 2,988,061 units shipped during the same period in 2023.

SOURCE: Information contained in these graphs is courtesy of the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI). Industry figures are estimates that are derived from the best available figures supplied by a sample of AHRI member companies.