Steel Markets
December 13, 2019
Heating and Cooling Equipment Shipments Slip in October
Written by Brett Linton
October heating and cooling equipment shipments came in at 1.52 million units, down 2.3 percent from the same month one year ago, according to recent data from the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI). This is the second consecutive month in which total shipments have decreased on a year-over-year basis.
Residential and commercial storage water heater shipments fell 2.8 percent year over year to a combined 712,371 units; 692,576 units were shipped for residential use and 19,795 units for commercial use. Prior to this month, year-over-year water heater shipments were up each of the past three months.
