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Almost all categories show increase in 4th Quarter of 2021

Increases this quarter, with Commercial Air Conditioning (4%), Residential Air Conditioning (31%), Unit Heaters (13%), Ductless Split Systems (25%), Chillers (30%) and Residential Furnaces (12%) while Air Handler Units fell (-6%). 

The following chart provides specific data for each product; YTD Canadian shipments for select HVACR equipment ending the 3rd quarter. An expansion factor has been included to compensate for the non– participating portion of the market.

The following chart shows the quarterly residential market comparison which denotes the percentage change in residential product shipments between this quarter and the same quarter last year.

NOTE: Minor adjustments have been made to the 2020:- Quarterly for Air Handlers and Year-to-date for Ductless Split System.

“Residential air conditioning” means ducted split system air conditioning and heat pumps up to 5 tons; “ductless splits” means heat pumps and conditioning condensing units (cooling only); “commercial air conditioning” means rooftops (combination heat/cool), packaged cooling and packaged heat pumps; “furnace” means residential forced air furnaces of all types (gas, oil, electric and combination); “chillers” include large tonnage liquid, reciprocating liquid and absorption chillers; “unit heater” means self- contained automatically controlled vented units limited to heating of non-residential space and also includes duct furnaces; “air handling unit” means a device used to condition and circulate air containing a blower, filter, sound attenuators and dampers.

For more information contact Caroline Czajko at cczajko@hrai.ca

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