Factory shipments of gas-fired, warm-air
furnaces in the United States totaled 243,190 in September, a 2.5 percent drop
compared with the same month a year ago, according to AHRI.
The
Air-Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Institute also reported that
oil-fired, warm-air furnaces for the same month totaled 7,567, a 4 percent
increase compared with September 2008 totals.
For the
year-to-date, gas furnace shipments totaled 1.4 million, a 12.5 percent drop
compared with the same period last year. Oil furnace shipments for the year to
date totaled 33,704, an 11.5 percent drop compared with the same period last
year.
Residential gas water heater shipments totaled
319,796, a 7.4 percent increase compared with shipments for the same month last
year. Residential electric water heater shipments for September totaled
320,224, a 3.8 percent drop from the same month a year ago. For the year, about
2.7 million residential gas and 2.8 million electric storage water heaters have
been shipped, a 10.3 percent and 13.4 percent drop, respectively, compared with
the same period a year ago.
Commercial gas water heater
shipments for September totaled 6,199, down 8.9 percent compared with the same
month last year, while commercial electric water heater shipments totaled
4,948, a 4.2 percent drop compared with the same month a year ago. For the year
to date, commercial gas heater shipments totaled 57,500, down 19.1 percent from
the same period last year. Year-to-date commercial electric water heater
shipments totaled 43,165, down 20.3 percent compared with the same period a
year ago.
Combined U.S. factory shipments of central air
conditioners and air-source heat pumps for September totaled 419,025, which is
unchanged compared with the same month a year ago. For the year, combined
shipments totaled 4.2 million, a 15.8 percent drop compared with the same
period last year.
Heat pump shipments for September totaled
128,684, down 6.3 percent from the same month a year ago. For the year to date,
heat pump shipments totaled 1.3 million, a 14 percent drop compared with the
same period last year.
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