April HVAC Shipments Increase 5.1%, But Year-to-Date Market Remains Below 2025 Levels
Warm Air Furnaces
U.S. shipments of gas warm air furnaces for April 2026 decreased -4.9%, to 251,401 units, compared to 264,259 units shipped in April 2025. Oil warm air furnace shipments increased +32.1%, to 2,477 units in April 2026, compared to 1,875 units shipped in April 2025.
Year-to-date U.S. shipments of gas warm air furnaces decreased -11.6%, to 966,919 units, compared to 1,093,683 units shipped during the same period in 2025. Year-to-date U.S. shipments of oil warm air furnaces increased +11.4%, to 10,919 units, compared to 9,799 units shipped during the same period in 2025.
Central Air Conditioners and Air-Source Heat Pumps
U.S. shipments of central air conditioners and air-source heat pumps totaled 837,098 units in April 2026, increased +5.1% compared to 796,279 units shipped in April 2025. U.S. shipments of air conditioners increased +8.0%, to 456,210 units, compared to 422,275 units shipped in April 2025. U.S. shipments of air-source heat pumps increased +1.8%, to 380,888 units, compared to 374,004 shipped in April 2025.
Year-to-date combined shipments of central air conditioners and air-source heat pumps decreased -3.5%, to 2,773,432, compared to 2,874,243 units shipped during the same period in 2025. Year-to-date shipments of central air conditioners decreased -7.5%, to 1,431,974 units, compared to 1,548,465 units shipped during the same period in 2025. The year-to-date total for heat pump shipments increased +1.2%, to 1,341,458, compared to 1,325,778 units shipped during the same period in 2025.
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