Boat sales up 6.8 percent in 2015
March 9, 2016
Builders and dealers sold 15,477 more boats in all of 2015 than they did the year before, marking the fourth straight year of gains.
Builders and dealers sold 15,477 more boats in all of 2015 than they did the year before, marking the fourth straight year of gains.
RV shipments in January were the largest in 10 years and marked the second-best start to a year since 1973.
A strong dollar and a healthy market have other foreign builders trying to emulate Beneteau’s startling success in the U.S. market.
U.S. recreational boat sales fell in January in the main powerboat segments and industrywide for the first time since last spring.
Buoyed by a strong November, the recreational boating industry got the holiday present it wanted — a second consecutive month of double-digit sales gains in December, traditionally one of the slowest months of the year.
Boat sales showed surprising strength in November, rising by double digits in the main powerboat segments and industrywide during what is traditionally one of the slowest months of the year.
Summer fun craft — jetboats and personal watercraft — were big sellers during the third quarter.
New Jersey has passed a law that will cut the amount of taxes paid on new boats in half. The state’s marine industry celebrated Wednesday
A late spring and a summer that lingered helped the boating industry post strong September sales for the third year in a row.
Sales of fiberglass outboards, pontoon boats and personal watercraft surged in August, giving the recreational boat industry its highest percentage gains of the year.
Builders and dealers sold 15,477 more boats in all of 2015 than they did the year before, marking the fourth straight year of gains.
RV shipments in January were the largest in 10 years and marked the second-best start to a year since 1973.
A strong dollar and a healthy market have other foreign builders trying to emulate Beneteau’s startling success in the U.S. market.
U.S. recreational boat sales fell in January in the main powerboat segments and industrywide for the first time since last spring.
Buoyed by a strong November, the recreational boating industry got the holiday present it wanted — a second consecutive month of double-digit sales gains in December, traditionally one of the slowest months of the year.
Boat sales showed surprising strength in November, rising by double digits in the main powerboat segments and industrywide during what is traditionally one of the slowest months of the year.
Summer fun craft — jetboats and personal watercraft — were big sellers during the third quarter.
New Jersey has passed a law that will cut the amount of taxes paid on new boats in half. The state’s marine industry celebrated Wednesday
A late spring and a summer that lingered helped the boating industry post strong September sales for the third year in a row.
Sales of fiberglass outboards, pontoon boats and personal watercraft surged in August, giving the recreational boat industry its highest percentage gains of the year.
