Sales of air conditioners surge amid early heat wave

Air conditioners are displayed at a discount store in Seoul on May 16 2025 Yonhap — Air conditioners are displayed at a discount store in Seoul on May 16, 2025. Yonhap

SEOUL, May 25 (AJP) - Samsung Electronics sold more than 10,000 air conditioners per day over the past week, as demand surged ahead of another scorching summer, the electronics giant said on Sunday.

Samsung said the daily sales of its air conditioners surpassed the 10,000 mark over the last five days, up over 30 percent from the same period last year. The milestone came about a month earlier than last year, when it was set in mid-June.

The early arrival of hot weather may have rushed the surge in demand, amid forecasts that this summer will be hotter and longer than in previous years.

Samsung said its production lines have been operating at full capacity, with some 47,000 engineers working to keep up with demand.

Rival LG Electronics also said sales of its flagship Whisen air conditioners equipped with artificial intelligence-assisted technology rose about 45 percent on-year during the first four months of this year.

Park Sae-jin swatchsjp@ajunews.com

Sales of air conditioners surge amid early heat wave

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