rk911 wrote:
to what are you referring?
RV sales have been in a steady incline for quite a while now. Production has boomed, sales have boomed, stocks on all the manufacturers have blossomed, it's been a remarkable industry for the last 4 or 5 years or so. Steady increase in sales, no slumping.
Now, all of a sudden, this indicates there is a slight slump in sales. Is this a good thing? Well, if you are a stock holder, probably not. If stock holders take this one-time indicator as the beginning of a downward spin, then it won't take long for the industry to dive down again.
But with any industry, there are always the ups and downs of sales.
It possible the market has finally been saturated with RV's. It's possible interest rates are on the rise. It's possible "baby boomers" are dying off and the "minimalist" generation is just getting tired of living in cardboard boxes and beginning to buy crystal chandelier Bedford Stone mansions too.
It could also mean, a lot of folks who "thought" RV-ing was the solution to all their financial problem, turned out to be not what they expected, and are now exiting the life-style.
All these things could cause a downward slump in RV sales.
The thing is, it starts somewhere, for some reason. I don't think the industry is dying at all yet. I do think it could finally level out.
Only time will tell.
One thing is certain, campgrounds are crowded. There are checks-and-balances in all walks of life, the law of supply-and-demand, these things drives everything in the end.
Beginning of a trend in downward sales? Who knows?
