The latest version of the NMMA Data Dashboard -- the interactive report containing boat and outboard engine wholesale and retail sales statistics, and trends in associated economic and related-industry (e.g., RVs) metrics with graphs illustrating recent and historical trends -- is now available.
The latest Dashboard data includes:
- New traditional powerboats closed 2017 with retail sales growth of 4.5%, while wholesale shipments performed at 9.5%
- Consumer confidence improved in May to 128, tracking closely to the 17-year record of 130 reported in February
- The positive outlook among small businesses also strengthened in May as the Small Business Index peaked at 107.8, a near all-time record for the metric
- New construction of privately-owned housing hit its highest rolling 3-month (R3M) level since August 2007 with growth of 14.3% through May on an R3M basis compared to 2016
- The U.S. purchasing managers index continues to show expansion in the manufacturing sector, reaching 58.7 in May, an increase over April.
The NMMA Data Dashboard includes enhanced interactive graph features, including unit/percent change data at every time interval; easily trackable and comparable trend, unit, percent change and time interval data;ability to download and export any graph as an image file for use in presentations or other files; data filtering; and, more.
The NMMA Data Dashboard is free to all members and makes accessing current data and insights from NMMA’s statistics and research faster and easier than ever. Non-members can purchase an annual subscription for $1,200.
Contact stats@nmma.org for more information.
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