SIC 3716 | NAICS 336210
The following guide to industry information, research, and analysis provides sources for industry trends and statistics, market research and analysis, financial ratios and salary surveys, and more.
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Comprehensive market research reports provide in-depth industry analysis and five-year forecasts, with special focus on the underlying structure and external forces and relationships that affect industries and their performance. Report contents include:
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).
First Research profiles cover key aspects of an industry's size, scope, and operations and include a five-year growth forecast. Profile contents include:
Monthly 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.
Business Indicators / Historical RV Data
https://www.rvia.org/business-indicators /
historical-rv-data
Above reports provide historical RV unit shipment and retail value
data and also include a discussion of reasons
for industry growth (e.g., supports a balanced and active lifestyle;
vacation cost savings), other factors affecting industry growth
(e.g., optimal mix of size, amenities, and price; lifestyle trends
spur continuing demand), and indicators for future growth (e.g., population
and demographic trends).
RV RoadSigns Quarterly Forecast
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sample
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.
Five-year financial statement analysis includes income statements, balance sheets, and key financial ratios, with data available by sales size range on a national, state, and metro area level.
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.
