boat sales

A year ago in June, sales of new recreational boats were bouncing back after falling virtually flat during April and May.

New powerboat registrations in May were up 5.8 percent year over year for a rolling 12-month period.

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.

The U.S. recreational boating industry achieved moderate gains in April.

Outboard fiberglass boats were the industry’s top seller in the early-reporting states.

Marking another milestone in its recovery, the U.S. recreational boat industry sold more than 250,000 boats in 2016 for the first time in eight years.

The National Marine Manufacturers Association said new sailboat retail sales totaled 6,500 units in 2016.

February Pulse Report was up slightly from January and outdid last year’s figure by a hefty 10 points

Driven by the three boat types that have been the industry’s strongest sellers since the last recession ended, recreational boatbuilders and dealers began 2017 with high single-digit January gains.

The recreational boat industry followed a strong January with moderate February growth.

The U.S. recreational boat industry sold more than 250,000 boats in 2016 for the first time in eight years.

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.

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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 performance marks the industry’s fifth consecutive year of sales gains.