Water heater shipments jump in October

U.S. shipments of residential gas storage water heaters for October 2017 increased 12.2% to 334,854 units, up from 298,405 units shipped in October 2016. Residential electric storage water heater shipments increased 15.9% in October 2017 to 334,901 units, up from 289,068 units shipped in October 2016. 

Year-to-date U.S. shipments of residential gas storage water heaters increased 4.6%, to 3,633,403, compared to 3,472,245 shipped during that same period in 2016. Residential electric storage water heater shipments increased 5.0% year-to-date, to 3,443,093 units, compared to 3,279,208 shipped during the same period in 2016.

Commercial gas storage water heater shipments increased 13.1% in October 2017 to 7,174 units, up from 6,343 units shipped in October 2016. Commercial electric storage water heater shipments increased 102.1% in October 2017 to 16,365 units, up from 8,096 units shipped in October 2016.

Year-to-date U.S. shipments of commercial gas storage water heaters decreased 4.3%, to 78,355 units, compared with 81,837 units shipped during the same period in 2016. Year-to-date commercial electric storage water heater shipments increased 21.8% to 124,230 units, up from 102,027 units shipped during the same period in 2016.

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