Statistical Surveys
Boat sales edge higher in June
A year ago in June, sales of new recreational boats were bouncing back after falling virtually flat during April and May.
Statistical Surveys and IBBI renew contract
Statistical Surveys and Independent Boat Builders Inc. renewed a multiyear contract.
Boat sales avoid ‘lull,’ make single-digit gains in April
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.
Boat sales up 2 percent in first quarter
Recreational boat sales rose 2 percent in the first quarter, slower growth than the industry posted a year earlier.
Boat sales continue gains in April
The U.S. recreational boating industry achieved moderate gains in April.
Boat sales strong in March for second consecutive year
Last year the recreational boating industry was celebrating its best March results since 2008 — sales gains of 21 percent in the main powerboat segments and 20 percent industrywide.
Boat sales make gains in March
Outboard fiberglass boats were the industry’s top seller in the early-reporting states.
Boat sales topped 250,000 in 2016
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.
Dealer sales, optimism rise
February Pulse Report was up slightly from January and outdid last year’s figure by a hefty 10 points
Boat sales top 5,000 in January
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.
Boat sales continue gains in February
The recreational boat industry followed a strong January with moderate February growth.
Boat sales topped 250,000 in 2016
The U.S. recreational boat industry sold more than 250,000 boats in 2016 for the first time in eight years.
Boat sales rose 5 percent in 2016
Statistical Surveys said 246,891 boats were sold industrywide in those states in 2016, 4.9 percent more than in 2015.
Boat sales make a jump in January
The gains were concentrated among fiberglass outboard boats and aluminum fishing and pontoon boats.
Boat sales make more gains in November
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.
Boat sales rose 5 percent in 2016
The performance marks the industry’s fifth consecutive year of sales gains.
Boat sales show slim gains in October
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.
Boat sales make more gains in November
The recreational boating industry achieved moderate growth in November
Boat sales in 3Q were highest since 2008
The industry recorded the highest sales for that quarter since 2008, just before the Great Recession.
Boat sales growth slows in September
The recreational marine industry followed double-digit August sales gains with a slow-growth September.
Boat sales show slim gains in October
Recreational boat sales posted their second consecutive month of weak growth in October.
Boat sales growth slows in September
The recreational marine industry followed double-digit August sales gains with a slow-growth September.
Boat sales show double-digit gains in August
The recreational marine industry’s 2016’s story remains a page turner, and it’s getting better.