Air-conditioning prices rose year after year

"I am ready to spend 3,000 yuan to buy energy-saving air-conditioning, you can also enjoy the subsidy, but after visiting it, we know that the energy efficiency of air-conditioning is now sold to more than 4,000 yuan, can not afford to buy ah." Recently, the citizen chapter old man in Yangpu District A home appliance store after a turn and found that the price of energy-efficient air-conditioning is now far beyond the upper limit of his psychological price.

This year's high air-conditioning prices have even made people in the industry feel "understand." “Air-conditioning prices have been rising in recent years. At this time last year, the 1.5 air-conditioning average price was basically above 3,000 yuan, and this year it jumped to more than 4,000 yuan.” An industry source familiar with the sales channel introduced air-conditioning prices rose particularly fierce this year, Even the distributors began to complain that the manufacturers are pricing too high and they are afraid to sell them.

3500 yuan hard to buy 1.5 air-conditioning Yesterday, the reporter visited the Yangpu, Pudong and Xujiahui (002561, stock it) several home appliances and department stores, on the market today 1.5 air-conditioning prices made a survey. Take inverter air conditioners as an example, Hitachi, Daikin, Mitsubishi, Gree and other brands have products over 3,000 yuan, of which the price of grade 3 energy efficiency products ranges from 3,520 yuan to 4,600 yuan, and the price of grade 2 energy efficiency products ranges from 5280 yuan to 6100 yuan. Between the yuan and the air-conditioning price of energy efficiency of Class 1 are all above 6,000 yuan. In addition, the prices of three vertical air conditioners are basically broken 10,000 yuan, and some brand 3 and 1 energy efficiency products are more than 4,500 yuan price difference.

In the course of the investigation, the reporter did not see air conditioners under 3,000 yuan, and even products under 3,500 yuan were rare. The sales staff of the store told the reporter that only a small part of the old model air conditioner price would be below 3,500 yuan, while the price below 3,000 yuan only appeared during the promotion last year. The biggest sales volume today is 1.5 air conditioners. One air conditioner has already been phased out of the market. Basically, it is only a big one (about 1.2 horses) to buy cheap air conditioners.

Energy-saving subsidies "race" However, although the country launched a home appliances energy-saving subsidies, but the continuous rise in the current price of air-conditioning has made subsidies seem quite weak. A 1.5-watt inverter air conditioner that meets the first-grade energy efficiency standard can subsidize 300 yuan, but the price is more than 6,000 yuan; in comparison, the price of a 3-stage energy efficiency 1.5-pound inverter air conditioner without state subsidies is around 4,000 yuan. For the average consumer, these air conditioners do not feel much different from each other, but the difference in selling prices is clearly visible.

"I originally wanted to buy energy-saving air-conditioning, but in the end I still picked Taiwan's three-level energy efficiency." Another Mr. Xu who specialized in the purchase of air conditioners consulted the price of various models of air-conditioning, and ultimately chose a 3520 yuan. Hitachi 1.5 horsepower air conditioner, energy efficiency rating of 3.

"Now at this price, if we want to get a subsidy of 400 yuan, it would be impossible for me to buy 10,000 yuan of air-conditioning. I think it is not worthwhile." Mr. Xu calculated an account for the reporter, assuming an air-conditioner could last for ten years. Now that the Level 1 energy efficiency and the Level 3 energy efficiency air-conditioner are calculated on the state subsidy, there is still a difference of over 2,000 RMB. This way, the Level 1 energy-efficiency air-conditioning will save more than 200 RMB per year. He said: "Our home has been air-conditioned to be less and less every year. It's enough to think that ordinary air-conditioning is enough."

When air-conditioning was on the rise and television fell in 1999, it was not unusual for an air-conditioner to exceed 8,000 yuan, but its high price was related to productivity, technical conditions, market size and environment at that time. However, the current air-conditioning manufacturing technology is already very mature, energy-saving air-conditioning does not require much advanced technology, air-conditioning prices rising higher and higher is incredible. When reporters interviewed air-conditioning manufacturers, most of the responsible persons explained the reasons for the increase in prices as “the oldest”: rising raw material prices, rising labor costs, and product upgrading.

Insiders pointed out that the current prices of steel, iron, aluminum, copper and other metal raw materials are falling, although there is a certain time difference between product sales and purchase of raw materials, but in this case, rising air-conditioning prices have become even more intensifying and inevitably can not be justified; In addition, rising labor costs are a common problem faced by the entire economic system. Why haven't other industries risen so badly? Interestingly, it also belongs to one of the national energy-saving subsidies promotion products, color TV and air conditioning formed a stark contrast.

Insiders told reporters that this year's color TV prices are still in the downward adjustment process, basically 3,000 yuan to buy a 32-inch 3D color TV, and more than 5,000 yuan can start more than 40-inch 3D large color TV need to pay attention in 10 Years ago, these products also needed tens of thousands of yuan.

High-cost or impact of energy-saving air-conditioning promotion appliance expert Luo Renxi told reporters that the upgrade has always been the usual means used by electrical manufacturers to increase prices and make money, but also a reasonable sales strategy, but now the price increase of air-conditioning has made them these people in the industry feel Incomprehensible. “Even if manufacturers are transitioning to energy-efficient air conditioners, such a high price is also very unusual.”

Luo Renxuan believes that, from a technical point of view, energy-efficient air-conditioning is not much advanced than the three-level energy-efficient air-conditioning, and the cost will not be a huge difference, so the air-conditioning prices soaring is not reasonable, and may even promote the promotion of energy-saving air-conditioning Cause adverse effects.

Another industry insider who does not want to be identified believes that air conditioner companies will not exclude the introduction of national energy subsidies and push energy-efficient prices higher to create a fait accompli. As a result, consumers can only save money when energy-efficient air conditioners are promoted, because the price of energy-efficient air conditioners “is so high from the beginning”; in addition, if the price of the products is too high, consumers will be With no power to buy, air conditioners can once again cry out to the country that it is difficult to do business. Without subsidies, they cannot live.

Informed sources also have sales channels told reporters that at present many business units are willing to pay for large-volume purchase of energy-saving products, and the price is relatively dull, so a high price of energy-efficient products can allow manufacturers to make a fortune, but suffer from ordinary consumption By.