# Heat exchangers and pinch integration and Heat pumps, air conditioning and refrigeration

Their prices have moved together.

Source page: https://www.materialinsights.org/links/heat-exchangers-and-pinch-integration-and-heat-pumps-air-conditioning-and-refrigeration/

[Heat exchangers and pinch integration](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_heat_exchangers/) (energy) and [Heat pumps, air conditioning and refrigeration](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_heat_pumps/) (energy): 1 relationship.

## How they are linked

### 1. Price link: shared components

*Cost and price · Strong · Both ways*

Heat pumps and air conditioners contain coils and plate exchangers similar to industrial ones. Monthly moves correlate at 0.26 and yearly at 0.81, a common driver from US equipment manufacturing costs.

- **0.26** monthly change correlation
- **0.81** 12-month change correlation
- **0.91** fitted elasticity

Built from the site data on production routes, energy flows, industry value chains, input-output tables and prices.