AHRI Releases March 2025 U.S. Heating and Cooling Equipment Shipment Data

 Year-to-date U.S. shipments of gas warm air furnaces changed +22.0 percent, to 829,424 units, compared to 679,629 units shipped during the same period in 2024. Year-to-date U.S. shipments of oil warm air furnaces changed +15.0 percent, to 7,924 units, compared to 6,890 units shipped during the same period in 2024.

Central Air Conditioners and Air-Source Heat Pumps 
U.S. shipments of central air conditioners and air-source heat pumps totaled 818,761 units in March 2025, 
changed -2.4 percent compared to 838,626 units shipped in March 2024. U.S. shipments of air conditioners changed -7.3 percent, to 436,291 units, compared to 470,653 units shipped in March 2024. U.S. shipments of air-source heat pumps changed +3.9 percent, to 382,470 units, compared to 367,973 shipped in March 2024.  

Year-to-date combined shipments of central air conditioners and air-source heat pumps changed +5.2 percent, to 2,077,964, compared to 1,975,509 units shipped during the same period in 2024. Year-to-date shipments of central air conditioners changed +3.2 percent, to 1,126,190 units, compared to 1,091,585 units shipped during the same period in 2024. The year-to-date total for heat pump shipments changed +7.7 percent, to 951,774, compared to 883,924 units shipped during the same period in 2024. 

Industry data is aggregated from the information supplied by AHRI member companies that participate in the Statistics Program and can be subject to revision. Published year-to-date data is inclusive of all revisions. No other AHRI data (e.g., by state or region) is available to the public other than that published. AHRI does not conduct any market forecasting and is not qualified to discuss market trends. BTUHs of 64.9 and below are for residential units; 65.0 and above for commercial. 
 
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