Steel Markets
March 18, 2019
January Heating and Cooling Equipment Shipments Up 6.6 Percent
Written by Brett Linton
Total heating and cooling equipment shipments in January rose 6.6 percent compared to one year ago, according to data recently released by the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI). Excluding the 5.1 percent slip last September, total monthly equipment shipments on a year-over-year basis have increased every month since November 2016.
Residential and commercial storage water heater shipments rose 12.3 percent year over year to a combined 857,925 units; 839,192 units were shipped for residential use and 18,733 units for commercial use.
