Wholesale shipments to retailers of all RVs finished up 2015, according to the latest numbers from the RV Industry Association.
Though travel trailer shipments rose slightly (1.7 percent) compared to the same period in 2014, shipments of motorhomes spiked more dramatically, increasing 30.4 percent in the month, compared to the last month of 2014.
Total shipments rose to 28,025 units in the RVIA’s December survey of manufacturers, 4.8 percent ahead of the final month last year and the largest December total since 2005.
For the year as a whole, all RV shipments reached 374,246 total units, an increase over the previous year of 4.9% and the best yearly total since 2006. This year marked the sixth consecutive annual increase in RV shipments since the end of the last recession.
Seasonally adjusted, the annualized rate in December remained at or near the 400,000 unit level for the fourth consecutive month pushing final calendar quarter totals ahead of 3rd quarter results for the second year in a row. While all towable RVs remained ahead of all motorhomes shipments, the percentage gain in type C motorhomes was an impressive 40 percent greater than December one year ago.