RV Shipments Down in April - RV Stocks up 6.8% in May	RV Stock Index 41.18 ▼4.78%
RV Investor™ is a leading news and analysis resource for the RV industry. Our goal is to provide industry professionals and investors the most comprehensive coverage and analysis of the industry available.   Industry News   RVIA Reports Wholesale Shipments for April The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index™ Increases Sharply in May RVIA Reports Wholesale Shipments for March GDP Decreases 6.1% in Q1 2009 The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index™ Increases in April RVIA Reports Wholesale Shipments for February RVIA Reports Wholesale Shipments for January Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index™ Plummets Further in February Obama Pitches Bailout in RV Capital RVIA Reports Wholesale Shipments for December RVIA Business Indicators and Outlook for 2009 RVIA Reports Wholesale Shipments for November Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index Falls to New All-Time Low RVIA: RV Shipments to Stabilize in 2009   Company News   Fleetwood Files Voluntary Petitions for Chapter 11 Protection Monaco Coach to Terminate Most Workers, May Shut Down Creditors force Country Coach into Bankruptcy Fleetwood Shares to be Traded Over the Counter Coachmen Industries, Inc. Completes Sale of RV Group Coachmen Industries, Inc. Announces Sale of RV Group Coast Distribution Files SEC form 8-K, Results of Operations, Financials Patrick Industries, Inc. Announces Third Quarter 2008 Financial Results Coast Distribution System Reports Third Quarter Results Fleetwood to Report Fiscal Q2'2009 Results and Host Conference Call Thor to Provide Its RV Dealers with Retail Financing Fleetwood Offers to Repurchase 5 Percent Debentures With Common Stock Monaco Coach Corporation Announces $80 Million in Debt Financing Thor Announces Quarter Sales and Backlog   Commentary and Analysis   RV Stocks up 6.8% in May Salon.com: The RV's Last Roundup RV Investor 2009 Forecast: RV Wholesale Units to Fall Below 100,000 Gasoline Cheaper than Bottled Water Again Forest River to Acquire Coachmen's RV Business for $42 Million 2008 Mid-Year Review and Outlook RV Stock Index Revised National RV Holdings: Good Deal or Bad Deal? - Part 2 Are $5.00 per Gallon Gasoline Prices on the Horizon? Altman Z-Scores for RV Companies Generally Strong National RV Holdings: Good Deal or Bad Deal? - Part 1 Institutional/Fund Ownership of RV Stocks near $5 Billion 2006 Year in Review and 2007 Outlook RV Investor Industry Forecast 2006 to 2011 Will Higher Fuel Prices Dampen RV Sales? The Economy and RV Sales   Contact Information   RV Investor wants to hear from you so that we can continue to improve our content. Please send your comments, corrections, and questions to us. Comments of general interest to our readers may be published.   Comments: editor@rvinvestor.com Webmaster: webmaster@rvinvestor.com         Disclaimer and Privacy Notice		l RV Industry           Apr 09 units ▼58% Apr 08 l Consumer Confidence           May 09  59.9 ▲Apr 09  39.2 l Real GDP Growth           Q1'09  -5.7 ▲Q4'08 -6.2% l Prime Rate           Apr 09 3.25% ▼Apr 08 5.25% l Fuel Prices (Gasoline)           Apr 09 $2.10 ▼Apr 08 $3.51 l Unemployment           May 09 9.4% ▲May 08 5.5% l Taxes           Largest Spending Hike since WWII l Demographics           Aging Baby Boomer Bubble