- Marine
Business Leaders Outlook
NMMA
has partnered with Michigan State University to develop an
MLBO (Marine Business Leaders Outlook) Index to assess changing
boating industry perceptions and predict future performance.
These will be based on data collected from various sectors
of the recreational boating industry. At present some manufacturers
and dealers have submitted figures and the 3rd Quarterly Report
for 2002 is available to those who sign up to the program.
Typical summaries are below.
"Manufacturer results from that report indicate their performance
in 3rd quarter 2002 was somewhat better than the 2nd quarter
with sales of new units slightly up. A further improvement
in the 4th quarter was projected with production hours projected
to increase about 16%."
"Dealer performance was not as good during the 3rd quarter
over the 2nd , but better than 3rd quarter 2001. Higher sales
were anticipated in the 4th quarter with new boat inventories
to be slightly higher but pre-owned boat inventories lower."
To get these results on a regular basis, contact www.marineindustrysurvey.com.
Obviously, the more information obtained for this survey,
the more accurate the results. All data is kept confidential
by the University. We urge you participate.
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