U.S. shipments of residential gas storage water heaters for August 2017 increased 7.6 percent, to 379,212 units, up from 352,315 units shipped in August 2016. Residential electric storage water heater shipments increased 3.9 percent in August 2017, to 368,948 units, up from 355,106 units shipped in August 2016.
Year-to-date U.S. shipments of residential gas storage water heaters increased 2.7 percent, to 2,921,505, compared to 2,844,860 shipped during that same period in 2016. Residential electric storage water heater shipments increased 2.8 percent year-to-date, to 2,754,766 units, compared to 2,680,420 shipped during the same period in 2016.