Dozens of Jayco RVs sit in Middlebury on Friday, July 8, 2016, ready to be shipped to dealers. Staff photo by Sam Householder
ELKHART — The recreational vehicle industry continues to see shipments climb in 2016, surpassing numbers from nearly four decades ago.
More than 40,000 RV units were shipped in June, an 18.7 percent increase from June 2015, marking the third month this year in which shipments topped 40,000 units, according to a monthly report released by the Recreation Vehicle Industry Association.
In 2016, RV wholesale shipments have topped 226,000, an 11.7 percent increase over the shipment total from this same period last year. The RV industry hasn't experienced growth like this since 1977.
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