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DA T E L INE regular reports on the sales of a variety of equipment. Offered below is the data for June and July 2012. Residential Storage Water Heaters U.S. shipments of residential gas storage water heaters for June 2012 increased 5.4 percent, to 354,140 units, up from 335,964 units shipped in June 2011. Residential electric storage water heater shipments increased 7.4 percent in June 2012, to 339,051 units, up from 315,605 units shipped in June 2011. U.S. shipments of residential gas stor- age water heaters for July 2012 increased 11.6 percent, to 260,065 units, up from 233,120 units shipped in July 2011. Residential electric storage water heater shipments increased 6.4 percent in July 2012, to 257,290 units, up from 241,804 units shipped in July 2011. For the year-to-date, U.S. shipments of residential gas storage water heaters decreased .6 percent, to 2,304,879, com- pared to 2,318,027 units shipped during the same period in 2011. Residential electric storage water heater shipments increased 1.1 percent year-to-date, to 2,201,900 units, compared to 2,177,481 units shipped during the same period in 2011. Commercial Storage Water Heaters Commercial gas storage water heater ship- ments increased 14.7 percent in June 2012, to 8,542 units, up from 7,446 units shipped in June 2011. Commercial electric storage water heater shipments increased 18 per- cent in June 2012, to 6,447 units, up from 5,463 units shipped in June 2011. Commercial gas storage water heater shipments decreased 1 percent in July 2012, to 4,892 units, down from 4,943 units shipped in July 2011. Commercial electric storage water heater shipments increased 26.4 percent in July 2012, to 5,256 units, up from 4,158 units shipped in July 2011. Year-to-date U.S. shipments of com- mercial gas storage water heaters decreased 3.4 percent, to 47,353 units, compared with 49,045 units shipped during the same period in 2011. Year-to-date commercial electric storage water heater shipments increased 7.9 percent to 38,143 units, up from 35,344 units shipped during the same period in 2011. Warm Air Furnaces U.S. shipments of gas warm air furnaces for June 2012 increased 2.8 percent, to 202,727 units, up from 197,285 units shipped in June 2011. Oil warm air fur- nace shipments decreased 36.4 percent, to 1,941 units in June 2012, down from 3,052 units shipped in June 2011. U.S. shipments of gas warm air fur- naces for July 2012 increased 15.4 percent, to 173,259 units, up from 150,193 units shipped in July 2011. Oil warm air furnace shipments decreased 27.5 percent, to 1,789 units in July 2012, down from 2,467 units shipped in July 2011. Year-to-date U.S. shipments of gas warm air furnaces decreased 1.1 percent, to 1,118,872 units, compared with 1,131,839 units shipped during the same period in 2011. Year-to-date U.S. shipments of oil warm air furnaces decreased 34.7 percent to 14,304, compared with 21,917 units shipped during the same period in 2011. Central Air Conditioners and Air-Source Heat Pumps U.S. shipments of central air condition- ers and air-source heat pumps totaled 857,362 units in June 2012, down 3.6 per- cent from 889,014 units shipped in June 2011. U.S. shipments of air conditioners decreased .9 percent, to 633,652 units, down from 639,182 units shipped in June 2011. U.S. shipments of air-source heat pumps decreased 10.5 percent, to 223,710 units, down from 249,832 units shipped in June 2011. U.S. shipments of central air condi- tioners and air-source heat pumps totaled 626,951 units in July 2012, up 13 per- cent from 554,657 units shipped in July 2011. U.S. shipments of air conditioners CALENDAR OF EVENTS OCTOBER Women In Energy Summit October 29, 2012 Manchester, NH www.womensenergysummit.com New Hampshire Motor Transport Association's Air Brake Foundations Oct. 30, 2012 Training Room Concord, NH info@nhmta.org NOVEMBER New Hampshire Motor Transport Association's Air Brake ABS Nov. 20, 2012 Training Room Concord, NH info@nhmta.org increased 14.5 percent, to 466,312 units, up from 407,089 units shipped in July 2011. U.S. shipments of air-source heat pumps increased 8.9 percent, to 160,639 units, up from 147,568 units shipped in July 2011. Year-to-date combined shipments of central air conditioners and air-source heat pumps increased 0.1 percent, to 3,852,992 units, down from 3,847,553 units shipped in July 2011. Year-to-date shipments of central air conditioners increased 3.5 percent, to 2,723,570 units, up from 2,631,856 units shipped during the same period in 2011. The year-to-date total for heat pump shipments decreased 7.1 percent, to 1,129,422 units, up from 1,215,697 units shipped during the same period in 2011. NOTE: Industry figures are estimates derived from the best available figures supplied by a sample of AHRI member companies and are subject to revision. Year-to-date figures are correct as issued. FUEL OIL NEWS (ISSN 0016-2396), Canada Publication Mail Agreement #1588621, is published monthly by Bev-Al Communications, Inc. 1030 W. Higgins Road, Suite 230, Park Ridge, Il 60068. Circulated free of charge to qualified individuals in the oil heating industry in the United States. Additional and/or personal copies are available on a paid subscription basis only. 1-year subscription rates: $28.00 USA. $40.00 Canada and Mexico via service postage. $90.00 other foreign countries via air-mail postage. Single copies: $8.00 U.S. via first-class postage. $12.00 other Canada/Mexico/Foreign via airmail postage. Payable in US currency. 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