MARKET ANALYSIS

State of the Channel

State of the Channel (SoC) is an annual research effort conducted by HARDI to understand the size, shape, and segments of the HVACR industry. Integrating a macro-level overview of the broader economy with a focused analysis of trends within the HVACR industry, the SoC project provides HARDI members with detailed insights into the growing threats facing wholesale distribution and the opportunities for gaining market share.

Mid-Year Survey

This survey and subsequent report with presentation helps HARDI distributors gauge the health and performance of the all-important cooling season. Conducted by Stephen Tusa of JP Morgan. The survey captures distributor experiences and impressions regarding:

• Residential End Market Demand
• Commercial End Market Demand
• Inventory Levels
• Raw Material and OEM Price Pressures
• Government Policy Measures

State of the Channel (SoC) is an annual research effort conducted by HARDI to understand the size, shape, and segments of the HVACR industry. Integrating a macro-level overview of the broader economy with a focused analysis of trends within the HVACR industry, the SoC project provides HARDI members with detailed insights into the growing threats facing wholesale distribution and the opportunities for gaining market share.

Don’t miss the annual HVACR Outlook webinar with Stephen Tusa of JP Morgan. Tusa has carefully monitored HVACR for many years and presents his market outlook in this webinar.

• Extensive outlook on the market 
• 200-plus page industry report

This survey and subsequent report with presentation helps HARDI distributors gauge the health and performance of the all-important cooling season. Conducted by Stephen Tusa of JP Morgan. The survey captures distributor experiences and impressions regarding:

• Residential End Market Demand
• Commercial End Market Demand
• Inventory Levels
• Raw Material and OEM Price Pressures
• Government Policy Measures

DDN, our Data Driven Newsletter, is authored by our Market Research and Benchmarking Analyst, Brian Loftus. It captures HVACR industry related news and data to assist the members with their decision making and to evaluate performance and devise strategy.

HARDI discusses the economic outlook for the housing and commercial sectors, presents aggregated sales data for your region, looks at state and local data in regional discussions, and offers management recommendations applicable to where we are in the business cycle.

• Regionally focused
• Overall assessment of the current markets
• Potential business trends
• Deeper dive into HARDI’s seven regions