The poor air quality observed on the East Coast of the United States has prompted many Americans to get masks, air purifiers, humidifiers and other air-cleaning devices.
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This strong demand has pushed up prices on many online shopping sites, including Amazon, CNN reported on Thursday.
Air filters are the top-selling devices in the Home Appliances category over the last 24 hours. An air humidifier also took third place in terms of sales.
The N95 and KN95 masks also saw an increase in sales in the Amazon ranking.
Meanwhile, Google searches for air purifiers have increased 16-fold since Monday.
Home appliance maker Whirlpool (WHR) saw its shares rise 13.2% over the past five days and up 6.4% on Wednesday. The multinational claims its HEPA purifiers can remove up to 99.97% of fine particles.
Air purifier maker Carrier Global has seen shares rise 11% over the past five days.
According to experts, climate change will explode the air purifier market.
A Market Insights report predicts the industry will grow at a compound annual rate of 10.8%, reaching $2.9 billion by 2025 and $4.8 billion by 2030.
According to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), by 2060, outdoor air pollution could cause 6 to 9 million premature deaths a year worldwide and cost US$2.6 billion in sick days, higher medical bills and reduced productivity. cause dollars per year.