The AHRI released its latest figures on HVAC equipment shipments. 

June was a slightly lower month overall for HVAC equipment shipments, according to figures released by the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute.

Combined U.S. factory shipments of central air conditioners and air-source heat pumps for June totaled 937,093, down 1 percent compared with the same month a year ago. For the year-to-date, combined shipments totaled 3,342,265, a 7.1 percent drop compared with the same period last year

The case was different for heat pumps. Heat pump shipments for June totaled 265,347, up 8.5 percent from the same month a year ago. For the year-to-date, heat pump shipments totaled 1,033,769, a 2.2 percent drop compared with the same period last year.

Demand for warm-air furnaces dropped. U.S. factory shipments of gas warm-air furnaces in June totaled 232,974, a 16 percent drop compared with the same month a year ago. Oil warm-air furnaces for the same month totaled 4,238, a 28 percent drop compared with June 2007 totals.

For the year-to-date, gas furnace shipments totaled 1 million, an 18 percent drop compared with the same period last year. Oil furnace shipments for the year-to-date totaled 23,546, a 26 percent drop compared with the same period last year.