HVAC Business Research and Data

Research for owners of HVAC contracting companies, built from public data you can check: every number links to its source, every table downloads as a CSV, and every report shows how to reproduce it.

AHRI monthly U.S. heating and cooling equipment shipment releases (central air conditioners, air-source heat pumps, gas and oil furnaces) · Updated 2026-11-02

Heat Pump Sales vs Gas Furnaces: US Shipments From 2009 to August 2026

We compiled AHRI December releases from 2010 to 2025 and 80 months of AHRI monthly figures, then set them against EIA and Census housing data. Every AHRI figure here is units shipped by manufacturers, not units installed.

2022 Economic Census, Construction (NAICS 238220); IRS Statistics of Income, Tax Year 2023 · Updated 2026-11-02

HVAC Business Profit Margin: What the Census and IRS Data Show (2026)

A cost-by-cost reading of federal data on plumbing and HVAC contractors, from value added down to net income, with the caveats that matter for owners.

State statutes, rules and board pages (registry); Census County Business Patterns 2023, NAICS 238220 · Updated 2026-11-02

HVAC License Requirements by State: Who Holds the License and What Happens When That Person Leaves (2026)

A 51-jurisdiction registry coded from statutes, rules and board pages, joined to Census counts of HVAC and plumbing establishments.

BLS OEWS May 2025; BLS Employment Projections 2025 to 2035; state projections 2024 to 2034 (Projections Central); NCES IPEDS Completions; ACS 2025 1-year; BEA RPP 2024 · Updated 2026-11-02

HVAC Technician Shortage by State: Openings, New Graduates and Pay (2026 Index)

A state index built from federal employment, projection, training and housing files, comparing the jobs that open each year with the people finishing HVAC programs.

40 CFR Part 84 (eCFR) and Federal Register EPA actions; BLS PPI WPU06790312 · Updated 2026-11-02

R410A Phase Out Tracker: The Dates, the HFC Cap and What Refrigerant Prices Did (2026)

A dated record of every federal step in the R-410A transition, coded from the Federal Register and the eCFR, with the producer price series that tracks fluorocarbon gases.

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