THOMAS DAMMRICH PRESIDENT, NMMA VIRGINIA MARINE TRADE ASSOCIATION NOVEMBER 10, 2015
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3 BEST OF ALL TIMES
STATE OF THE U.S. RECREATIONAL BOATING INDUSTRY
5 WHAT CONCERNS YOU ABOUT OUR INDUSTRY TODAY?
6 BOAT REGISTRATIONS Source: USCG
REGISTRATIONS BY BOAT TYPE (MILLIONS) Source: USCG
POWERBOAT REGISTRATIONS BY SIZE
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10 FISHING LICENSE HOLDERS Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
11 FISHING LICENSE SALES Fishing is adding and losing participants at a high rate. –Nearly half, 46% do not renew their licenses regularly –Average angler renews their license 3 out 10 years –70% of boats used for fishing
12 DAYS OF USE OF BOAT Source: Foresight Research
13 AGING DEMOGRAPHICS The primary factor influencing the future growth of boating is that our most loyal, core market is aging Average Age 47 Mostly Males Source: Info-Link
14 AGING DEMOGRAPHICS Every year the average age of a boat owner has increased by half a year Source: Info-Link
15 AGING DEMOGRAPHICS We must start to better understand how to motivate younger consumers to buy boats Source: Info-Link
16 THE PROBLEM WITH MILLENIALS RISING STUDENT DEBT Source: NY Fed Consumer Credit Panel/Equifax
17 BOAT OWNERSHIP IN 2014 Source: Foresight Research, U.S. Census Bureau
18 HISPANIC BOAT OWNERSHIP IN 2014 Source: Foresight Research, U.S. Census Bureau
19 PERCENT OF UNITED STATES POPULATION BY AGE GROUP AND ETHNICITY, 2050 Hobby Center for the Study of Texas at Rice University
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21 STAGNANT MIDDLE CLASS Source: EPI
22 GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS GROWING Acquatic Invasive Species Regulation Growing Ethanol—Pressure to Increase % in Gasoline Access to the Water—National Parks (Biscayne, Everglades) Access on the Water—Red Snapper, MSA EOL Boat Recycling or Dismantling Tax Reform Threats? Sport Fish and Boating Trust Fund Funding
23 WHAT’S HAPPENING?
24 U.S. RETAIL SPENDING ON BOATING Source: NMMA
BOATING EXPENDITURES IN BILLIONS OF DOLLARS Source: NMMA
26 BOATING PARTICIPATION Source: Foresight Research, U.S. Census Bureau*Adults 18 years of age and older
27 3 billion boating exposure hours More than 300 million boating trips in 2012 Source: USCG BOATING IS PERVASIVE
28 Source: NMMA, Foresight Research, U.S. Census Bureau AN AMERICAN INDUSTRY 95% of boats sold in the U.S. are built in the U.S. 97% of U.S. boat manufacturers and dealers are small businesses 72% of boat owners have a less than $100K HHI
29 Source: RMRC ECONOMIC VALUE OF BOATING 34,833 boating industry businesses Employing 472,594 people in the U.S. in boating- related manufacturing, services and sales
30 VIRGINIA ECONOMIC VALUE OF BOATING Virginia $2.9 billion total economic impact 15,547 jobs 756 businesses 237,551 recreational boats registered
31 TRADITIONAL POWERBOAT RETAIL UNIT SALES Source: NMMA, SSI
UNIT SALES GROWTH SINCE RECESSION source: SSI
33 BOUNCEBACK source: SSI
34 source: SSI PONTOON BOAT RETAIL SALES
35 SALTWATER FISHING BOAT RETAIL SALES source: SSI
36 source: SSI OUTBOARD BOAT RETAIL SALES
37 SKIBOAT RETAIL SALES source: SSI
38 STERNDRIVE BOAT RETAIL SALES source: SSI
39 GROWTH IN 2015 source: SSI
40 Healthy EconomyJob Creation Consumer Spending Housing Growth Consumer Confidence WHAT DOES BOATING NEED TO GROW?
41 Source: BEA, Philadelphia Fed REAL GDP
42 U.S. Job Creation Unemployment Rate: 5.0% Source: BLS
43 MONTHLY CHANGES IN EMPLOYMENT Source: BLS
44 Virginia Job Creation Unemployment Rate: 4.3% Source: BLS
45 REAL DISPOSABLE INCOME Source: BEA
46 CONSUMER SPENDING source: BEA
47 U.S. CONSUMER CONFIDENCE V. BOAT SHIPMENTS Source: NMMA, The Conference Board
48 U.S. NEW HOME V. BOAT SALES Source: SSI, U.S. Census Bureau
49 RV V. BOAT SALES Source: SSI
50 LIGHT VEHICLE V. BOAT SALES Source: Autodata Corp., SSI
51 MOTORCYCLE V. BOAT SALES Source: MIC, SSI
52 U.S. CITY RETAIL GAS PRICES Source: EIA
53 Source: Info-Link
54 BOAT BUILDING PRODUCTION INDEX ITR Economic Boat Building Production Forecast Source: ITR Economics
55 ECO-SYSTEM OF THE MARINE INDUSTRY
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QUESTIONS?
61 POWERBOAT, PWC, AND SAILBOAT RETAIL SALES source: NMMA, SSI, SailAmerica, MIC