Central Air Conditioning Embraces the Computational-Force-Increment Era

Published: Jun 9, 2026 11:12

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In 2026, China's central air conditioning industry entered a new phase of development. According to ChinaIOL data, overall industry sales in Q1 reached 36.73 billion yuan, edging up 1.5% YoY, of which domestic sales amounted to 29.63 billion yuan, a YoY decline of 2.1%. Among the sub-segments, traditional real estate and public construction scenarios continued to cool, while professional temperature control and emerging computing power tracks rose rapidly. The competitive logic of the industry is shifting from scale expansion to value deepening.

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