Facts & Figures
Industry Statistical Reports
MSR is a monthly trend report of industry wholesale shipments of outboard motors, boats, sterndrives, inboards, personal watercraft, jet drive boats, canoes, and trailers. This valuable industry report shows current month, year-to-date and prior year comparisons of unit shipments and factory value by hull material, length, and type of boat. Annual subscription costs: free to members providing underlying shipment data; $400 to non-data contributing NMMA members (electronic distribution), $460 to non-data contributing NMMA members for hard copies, non-members $1,800 per year or $200 per individual monthly issue.
Quarterly Marine Registration Report is a quarterly report listing new powerboat registrations for outboard, sterndrive, inboard, jet drive boats, and personal watercraft. The data is provided nationally and for nine U.S. regions and includes the current quarter, calendar year-to-date, and rolling twelve-month boats registered. Free to members providing underlying shipment data; non-data contributing NMMA members part of MSR annual subscription, $500/non-members. Individual issues $125/members, $150/non-members.
2006 Recreational Boating Statistical Abstract is a 158 page report featuring analysis of industry activity by sector, annual unit and dollar sale. It is designed to serve as a convenient reference of the recreational boating industry providing the facts and figures necessary to make informed business decisions and identify current and emerging long-term market trends. Cost is $225 for NMMA members and $750 for non-members.
2006 U.S. Boating Registration Statistics – Data Tables is a detailed, state-by-state analysis of boating registrations by boat segments, size, power and hull material. Regional summaries include population, income, shoreline and inland water data. It is available as a 89-page hard-copy report or electronically as a PDF document. Cost is $125/NMMA members, $300/non-members.
Study of Outboard Engine Sales by State and Horsepower 1996 to 2006 This 70-page report includes retail sales history showing unit sales by state and horsepower for all 50 states with profiles of each state. Cost is $125 for NMMA members, $250 for non-members.
Quarterly Insights from the Statistics Port Newsletter, an electronic, quarterly newsletter from NMMA’s Market Statistics Department highlighting category sales, related industry and economic trends which impact the recreational marine industry. Available only as an E-mail document. Annual subscription costs: free to members providing underlying shipment data; $50 to non-data contributing NMMA members, non-members $150 per year.
Import and Export Recreational Marine Abstract 1996 to 2006, a compilation of U.S. Department of Commerce import and export data for the eleven year period analyzing boat and engine trade data by country and region of the world. The data in this report is sorted by product category, region, and country; it also identifies the top trading partners. Cost is $150 for NMMA members, $300 for non-members.


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