Boat sales rose 5 percent in 2016
February 21, 2017
Statistical Surveys said 246,891 boats were sold industrywide in those states in 2016, 4.9 percent more than in 2015.
Statistical Surveys said 246,891 boats were sold industrywide in those states in 2016, 4.9 percent more than in 2015.
The gains were concentrated among fiberglass outboard boats and aluminum fishing and pontoon boats.
Trade group tells media a ‘friendly’ Trump administration and a surging economy could usher in a new ‘golden age’
Lifted by Florida and Texas, the nation’s top two states for sales, the recreational boating industry achieved moderate growth in November that raised the year’s percentage sales gains to levels more in line with forecasts.
The NMMA is touting the marine industry’s 2016 gains, emphasizing that it is one of the “few American-made industries.”
Recreational boat sales posted their second consecutive month of weak growth in October, leaving the industry farther from the full-year gains forecasters were hoping for when 2016 began.
The industry recorded the highest sales for that quarter since 2008, just before the Great Recession.
U.S. brokerage sales declined in October for the second month in a row, falling 9 percent as 2,029 boats were sold.
The recreational marine industry followed double-digit August sales gains with a slow-growth September.
Traffic to Boat Trader’s website peaked during the summer in July at 3.37 million unique visitors.
Statistical Surveys said 246,891 boats were sold industrywide in those states in 2016, 4.9 percent more than in 2015.
The gains were concentrated among fiberglass outboard boats and aluminum fishing and pontoon boats.
Trade group tells media a ‘friendly’ Trump administration and a surging economy could usher in a new ‘golden age’
Lifted by Florida and Texas, the nation’s top two states for sales, the recreational boating industry achieved moderate growth in November that raised the year’s percentage sales gains to levels more in line with forecasts.
The NMMA is touting the marine industry’s 2016 gains, emphasizing that it is one of the “few American-made industries.”
Recreational boat sales posted their second consecutive month of weak growth in October, leaving the industry farther from the full-year gains forecasters were hoping for when 2016 began.
The industry recorded the highest sales for that quarter since 2008, just before the Great Recession.
U.S. brokerage sales declined in October for the second month in a row, falling 9 percent as 2,029 boats were sold.
The recreational marine industry followed double-digit August sales gains with a slow-growth September.
Traffic to Boat Trader’s website peaked during the summer in July at 3.37 million unique visitors.
