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Shipments
RVIA compiles and publishes data on industry wholesale shipments--deliveries of new RVs (http://www.rvia.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=RV_Types_and_Prices)from manufacturers to dealers. The data provides insight into industry trends in the production and sales of these vehicles.
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2008 RV Wholesale Shipments by Month (Units in 000)
JAN
FEB
MAR
APR
MAY
JUN
JUL
AUG
SEP
OCT
NOV
DEC
Travel Trailers
12.8
14.8
15.9
16.6
13.5
13.2
9.5
9.2
8.6
Fifth Wheel Trailers
5.9
6.8
7.4
7.1
6.0
5.5
4.4
4.2
3.8
Folding Camp Trailer
2.3
2.0
2.0
3.1
2.3
1.8
1.1
1.5
0.9
Truck Campers
0.6
0.5
0.6
0.6
0.5
0.4
0.5
0.3
0.4
Total Towable RVs
21.6
24.1
25.9
27.4
22.3
20.9
15.5
15.2
13.7
Motorhomes (Type A)
1.8
1.8
2.3
1.8
1.2
1.4
0.9
0.9
1.0
Motorhomes (Type B)
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.1
Motorhomes (Type C)
1.3
1.5
1.7
1.9
1.3
1.0
0.6
0.6