Inflation Stymies Boat Sales
September 27, 2022
Inventories of new and used boats are improving at the retail level but are still considered comparatively lean, according to the results of the monthly Pulse Report survey.
Inventories of new and used boats are improving at the retail level but are still considered comparatively lean, according to the results of the monthly Pulse Report survey.
The mood among boat dealers is shifting. Two years on from the historic, Covid-fueled rise in demand for boats, the tide is beginning to turn.
Estimated recreational boat sales increased 6.4 percent in 2016 to an eight-year high of 254,300 units. High-volume outboard boats were up 6.1 percent, followed by
The recreational boat industry had its strongest month this year in May as sales rose in all but two categories and some segments posted double-digit
Brewer Yacht Sales said it has sold 50 brokerage boats for two months in a row.
A year ago in June, sales of new recreational boats were bouncing back after falling virtually flat during April and May.
The NMMA said the data show that total recreational marine expenditures reached a high of $36 billion in 2016.
Far from slipping into a “lull,” as it did in 2016 after strong March sales, the U.S. recreational boating industry achieved moderate gains in April this year that included double-digit growth in the pontoon category.
Recreational boat sales rose 2 percent in the first quarter, slower growth than the industry posted a year earlier.
The U.S. boating industry is reporting some of its highest sales in a decade.
Inventories of new and used boats are improving at the retail level but are still considered comparatively lean, according to the results of the monthly Pulse Report survey.
The mood among boat dealers is shifting. Two years on from the historic, Covid-fueled rise in demand for boats, the tide is beginning to turn.
Estimated recreational boat sales increased 6.4 percent in 2016 to an eight-year high of 254,300 units. High-volume outboard boats were up 6.1 percent, followed by
The recreational boat industry had its strongest month this year in May as sales rose in all but two categories and some segments posted double-digit
Brewer Yacht Sales said it has sold 50 brokerage boats for two months in a row.
A year ago in June, sales of new recreational boats were bouncing back after falling virtually flat during April and May.
The NMMA said the data show that total recreational marine expenditures reached a high of $36 billion in 2016.
Far from slipping into a “lull,” as it did in 2016 after strong March sales, the U.S. recreational boating industry achieved moderate gains in April this year that included double-digit growth in the pontoon category.
Recreational boat sales rose 2 percent in the first quarter, slower growth than the industry posted a year earlier.
The U.S. boating industry is reporting some of its highest sales in a decade.
