Air Conditioner Market - Growth, Trends, Covid-19 Impact, and Forecasts (2023 - 2028)

Air Conditioner Market - Growth, Trends, Covid-19 Impact, and Forecasts (2023 - 2028)

The air conditioning (AC) industry is expected to witness huge growth due to the soaring temperature and humidity levels across the world, along with the rising acceptance of air conditioners as utility products rather than luxury products. The emergence of technologically advanced air conditioners, such as air conditioners with inverters and air purification technologies, is further anticipated to positively influence the air conditioner market through the forecast period.

The spread of COVID-19 disrupted the market demand and global supply chain in 2020. China is one of the largest consumers and producers of air conditioner products, but it also caters to a wide range of countries by exporting several input supplies that are essentially used to produce finished goods. The shutdown of production in China has forced other air conditioner manufacturers based in United States and Europe to temporarily hold the production of finished goods. This led to an increase in the supply and demand gap in the market.

Numerous segments within the air conditioner industry may increase in market size in the coming years, especially the market for smart air conditioners. The rising popularity of smart gadgets that can convert conventional remote-controlled air conditioners into smart devices is likely to be the primary growth driver, leading the smart air conditioner market. Improvement in housing standards is fueling the demand for room air conditioners, while packaged air conditioners are estimated to grow at a moderate rate with rising permit rates for the construction of malls, offices, and industries.

Government regulations on refrigerants are forcing manufacturers to develop energy-efficient and eco-friendly products. There have been many technological developments observed in the market due to the phasing out of key refrigerants. Once the most preferred refrigerants, CFCs, are likely to be completely replaced by other refrigerants in the next few years.

The average temperature of the planet in July 2019 was about 1°C above the 20th century average, according to NOAA, United States (USA) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. This makes it the warmest month on record. In fact, the last five years have been the five warmest. The largest market was China, as the world’s single-largest producer of room air conditioners (RAC), as well as the largest demand in terms of the number of ACs with 44.63 million units. The second-largest market was Asia, excluding Japan and China, with a market demand of 17.82 million units. The third-largest market was Japan, whose demand reached 10.52 million units. North America reached a market demand with 15.59 million units, followed by Europe with 6.91 million units and Latin America with 6.83 million units.

The major demand for air conditioners is from Asia-Pacific due to rapid infrastructure development and the rising inclination of people toward lifestyle products across the region.

In the Asia-Pacific region, compared to other types of air conditioners, PAC (packaged air conditioners) and room air conditioners (RAC) dominate the market. China is the largest market for air conditioner systems in the world. In China, room air conditioners dominate the market. Japan and India are other important air conditioning markets for global air conditioning manufacturers.

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