Slow Retail Start for Fishing and Pontoon Boats
August 1, 2019
Pontoon and aluminum boat sales dropped in May.
Pontoon and aluminum boat sales dropped in May.
April registrations were up for pontoons and towboats.
Boat registrations fell in February, with dips in outboard and fishing segments.
Boat registrations rebounded slightly in January, boosting industry confidence.
Despite lower boat registrations in December, analysts are upbeat about 2019.
November is the third consecutive month of sales declines.
Total boat sales were down in September but are still on track for 3.5 percent growth this year.
Total boat sales were up 4 percent in August.
New-boat sales bounced back following a few months of slow growth, with large gains across most categories, including sterndrives 20 feet and larger.
Boat sales in the main powerboat categories increased 10.7 percent year-over-year in July, dramatically up after a lackluster summer.
Pontoon and aluminum boat sales dropped in May.
April registrations were up for pontoons and towboats.
Boat registrations fell in February, with dips in outboard and fishing segments.
Boat registrations rebounded slightly in January, boosting industry confidence.
Despite lower boat registrations in December, analysts are upbeat about 2019.
November is the third consecutive month of sales declines.
Total boat sales were down in September but are still on track for 3.5 percent growth this year.
Total boat sales were up 4 percent in August.
New-boat sales bounced back following a few months of slow growth, with large gains across most categories, including sterndrives 20 feet and larger.
Boat sales in the main powerboat categories increased 10.7 percent year-over-year in July, dramatically up after a lackluster summer.
