Published: October 28, 2009 08:56 am      

RV shipments post September gain

“Up and down” sums up the latest recreation vehicle shipment report.

Total shipments were up 13 percent last month compared to September 2008 figures. However, shipments for the cumulative January-September period were off 42.7 percent.

September shipments totaled 17,400 up 2,000 from year-ago levels. Shipments totaled 121,400 for the year-to-date period, down from 211,900 from the same timeframe in 2008.

Towable RV shipments numbered 16,100 in September, a 17.5 percent gain from September of last year. For the January-September period, the 112,500 shipments were off by 39.7 percent from the year prior.

September motorhome shipments totaled 1,300, down 23.5 percent from 1,700 in September 2008. Year-to-date shipments totaled 8,900, off 64.8 percent from January-September 2008’s 25,300.