June boat registrations were up in several key categories, according to preliminary data released today by Michigan-based Statistical Surveys Inc. (SSI).
“The numbers are fantastic,” SSI sales director Ryan Kloppe told Trade Only Today, adding that entry-level boats had a particularly outstanding month. “You can’t say there are too many industries that are profiting from COVID, but the marine industry is definitely one of them.”
Personal watercraft and jet boats both leapt more than 27 percent over June 2019 registrations – a whopping 12,109 new PWCs were registered across the 30 states from which registration data was collected, accounting for around 57 percent of the U.S. market.
Even the bowrider segment was up for the month, rising 12 percent after years of almost consecutive quarterly declines.
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Sterndrive bowrider registrations rose 8 percent, and outboard-powered bowriders jumped 50 percent, said Kloppe.
Pontoons and aluminum fishing boats rose nearly 23 percent each over June 2019 numbers.