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RVIA Reports Wholesale Shipments for November Down 72% from 2007

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RV Wholesale Unit Shipments up 3.4% in 2006

RV Investor - January 29, 2007 -- According to the RV Industry Association, RV wholesale shipments were 402,700 units, up 3.4% in 2006 over 2005, posting five straight years of growth and record volume. Towables posted a 5.7% gain with travel trailers up 7.5. Motorized vehicles were down 8.6% with class-A's down 14.5%. In November 2006, the RVIA reported that U.S. recreational vehicle makers expect shipments to dealers to drop more than 11 percent to 341,900 in 2007 from an expected 385,500 units in 2006.

Wholesale Unit Shipments 2006

Wholesale Unit Shipments 1995-2006

Wholesale Unit Shipments 2006


	2006 Q1			Q2			Q3			Q4			YTD	Mo.
RV Wholesale Units (K)	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Total	Avg.
Motorized
Motorhome (Class A)	2.5	2.5	3.7	2.5	2.8	3.0	2.1	2.8	2.8	2.7	2.3	2.7	32.4	2.7
Van Conversion (Class B)	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.3	2.8	0.2
Mini-Motorhome (Class C)	1.6	1.6	2.2	2.3	2.2	1.9	1.7	2.0	1.7	1.4	1.2	1.1	20.9	1.7
Motorized Total	4.3	4.3	6.2	5.1	5.2	5.2	4.0	5.0	4.7	4.3	3.7	4.1	56.1	4.7
Towables
Travel Trailers	18.9	18.0	23.0	20.2	20.7	19.6	16.0	17.0	14.0	19.1	19.1	11.2	216.8	18.1
5th Wheels	7.6	7.2	9.9	8.4	9.0	8.4	6.8	7.7	6.4	5.3	5.5	5.2	87.4	7.3
Folding Camper	3.3	2.7	3.4	3.8	3.2	3.5	3.0	2.5	2.0	2.7	1.5	2.1	33.7	2.8
Truck Campers	0.7	0.8	0.9	0.7	0.9	0.7	0.7	0.6	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.6	8.7	0.7
Towables Total	30.5	28.7	37.2	33.1	33.8	32.2	26.5	27.8	23.1	27.8	26.8	19.1	346.6	28.9
RV Total Units	34.8	33.0	43.4	38.2	39.0	37.4	30.5	32.8	27.8	32.1	30.5	23.2	402.7	33.6


	Q1			Q2			Q3			Q4			YTD	Mo.
RV Wholesale Units (K)	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Total	Avg.
Towable	30.5	28.7	37.2	33.1	33.8	32.2	26.5	27.8	23.1	27.8	26.8	19.1	346.6	28.9
Motorized	4.3	4.3	6.2	5.1	5.2	5.2	4.0	5.0	4.7	4.3	3.7	4.1	56.1	4.7
Total Units	34.8