The 2024 Global Marine Industry Workplace Study
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U.S. Recreational Boating Market

A Brighter September

Registrations for sterndrive bowriders, 31- to 40-foot cruisers and jetboats were up, and total numbers were within 2% of last year.

A Return to Seasonality

Declines in new-boat registrations continued in February as the market adjusts to prepandemic numbers

Sales Declines Continued in Early 2023

In January, new-boat registrations were down 23.6%, at 4,293 compared with 5,618 in the same time frame in 2022. These numbers continue to indicate the typical seasonal slowdown that most dealers and manufacturers in Northern states expect.

Registration Declines Starting to Ebb

The majority of segments showed declines in new-boat registrations in December, with the total industry being down 15.8% compared with a year earlier.

A Brighter September

Registrations for sterndrive bowriders, 31- to 40-foot cruisers and jetboats were up, and total numbers were within 2% of last year.

Sales Declines Continued in Early 2023

In January, new-boat registrations were down 23.6%, at 4,293 compared with 5,618 in the same time frame in 2022. These numbers continue to indicate the typical seasonal slowdown that most dealers and manufacturers in Northern states expect.

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