Bimonthly magazine provides news and information for the recreational vehicle industry, with special reports including the monthly wholesale shipments report which provides current month and year-to- date shipments data for towables (e.g., travel trailers with/without fifth wheel, folding camping trailers, truck campers) and motor homes (e.g., Type A - conventional, Type B - van campers, Type C - mini).
Monthly Shipment Report
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Monthly report provides month-end and year-to-date RV shipment data for the current
and prior year by product category, with categories covered including conventional
travel trailers, fifth-wheel trailers, folding camping trailers,
truck campers, Type A, B, and C motorhomes, and park model RVs. Printer-friendly
format that includes park model shipment data by destination can be downloaded free
online.
RV RoadSigns Quarterly Forecast
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Quarterly publication provides unadjusted and seasonally-adjusted RV unit shipment
data by product category, with categories covered by the forecast including motorhomes (e.g., Type A - conventional,
Type B - van camper, Type C - mini), towable trailers (e.g.,
conventional/fifth-wheel, folding camping) and truck
campers. Report can be purchased in RVIA online store; sample report is available
online.
Industry Profile
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Annual report provides a detailed look at RV production and shipments by product type (e.g.,
Type A, B, and C motor homes, towable trailers, truck campers)
and shipment destination (e.g., region, state, province) over the last 10 years, and also includes
an analysis of the industry's production highlights
and demographic data focusing on the RV consumer. Report
can be purchased in RVIA online store.
Freedonia research report analyzes product demand and shipments at the manufacturers' level, with data provided including historical demand and forecasts by product segment (e.g., Class A, B, and C motorhomes, conventional and fifth-wheel travel trailers, folding camping trailers, and truck campers) and vendors profiled including Thor Industries Inc., Forest River, Inc., and Winnebago Industries, Inc.
Comprehensive research report provides an in-depth analysis of the market for this product sector in the U.S. and selected other countries, with information provided including historical and forecast unit shipments by product segment (e.g., Class A, B, and C motor homes, conventional/fifth-wheel travel trailers, folding camping trailers and truck campers). Detailed table of contents can be viewed online.
Market analysis report provides industry statistics for a user-defined area on a national, state, county, metro area, or zip code level, with data provided including number of companies, market volume and sales trends, average company sales, sales per employee, staffing and employment trends, average employee wage, and business start up activity and failure rates. Sample report can be viewed online.
Financial benchmarking section of this report provides an analysis of industry income and expenses as a percentage of the most recent year's revenue for organizations that manufacture motorized and towable recreational vehicles including Class A, B, and C motor homes and travel trailers, fifth-wheel travel trailers, folding camping trailers, and truck campers. Sample reports can be viewed free online.
Free online service provides salary, bonus, and hourly wage data for job positions in this sector such as manufacturing engineer, mechanical engineer, plant manager, production supervisor, welder, and assembler, with employers for which wage data is provided including Lippert Components, Inc., Thor Industries, Inc., Forest River, Inc., Jayco, Inc., Patrick Industries, Inc., and Winnebago Industries, Inc.
Annual wage survey provides hourly and annual wage data on a national, state, and local area basis for personnel employed in this sector which includes establishments that manufacture motorized and towable recreational vehicles including Class A, B, and C motor homes and travel trailers, fifth-wheel travel trailers, folding camping trailers, and truck campers. Wage survey data is available free online.