Annual Retail Unit Estimates

Calendar Year Outboard Boats Sold Inboard Boats Sold Sterndrive Boats Sold Non-Powered Sailboats Sold Auxiliary Sailboats Sold Canoes Sold Inflatable Boats Sold Sailboards Sold Total All Boats Boat Trailers Sold Outboard Motors Sold Sterndrive and Inboard Engines Sold
1980 290,000 8,200 56,000 69,000 4,100 105,000 16,400 21,000 569,700 176,000 315,000 87,750
1981 281,000 8,400 51,000 73,000 4,100 126,000 20,000 31,000 594,500 190,000 318,000 81,500
1982 236,000 8,325 55,000 50,000 3,400 101,000 18,800 27,000 499,525 160,000 293,000 85,650
1983 273,000 11,385 79,000 40,000 3,740 107,000 23,600 33,000 570,725 184,000 337,000 104,125
1984 317,000 15,280 108,000 36,600 4,150 103,000 30,700 43,000 657,730 200,000 411,000 148,000
1985 305,000 16,700 115,000 34,000 3,800 78,800 33,500 50,000 636,800 192,000 392,000 155,000
1986 314,000 18,000 120,000 33,300 3,900 80,200 30,600 60,000 660,000 194,000 410,000 161,900
1987 342,000 19,700 144,000 29,500 4,000 85,300 30,200 70,000 724,700 216,000 444,000 210,800
1988 355,000 20,900 148,000 34,800 3,320 89,800 32,200 65,000 749,020 223,000 460,000 211,900
1989 291,000 21,400 133,000 24,200 3,000 80,100 29,800 55,000 637,500 209,000 430,000 190,700
1990 227,000 15,000 97,000 18,800 2,400 75,300 26,600 42,000 504,100 165,000 352,000 134,100
Personal
Watercraft
1991 195,000 9,800 73,000 N/A N/A 72,300 21,200 68,000 439,300 133,000 289,000 92,400
1992 192,000 9,950 75,000 N/A N/A 78,000 22,200 79,000 456,150 147,000 272,000 94,600
1993 205,000 10,175 75,000 N/A N/A 89,700 N/A 107,000 486,875 163,000 283,000 94,700
1994 220,000 11,400 90,000 Jet Boats N/A 99,800 N/A 142,000 563,200 176,000 308,000 114,000
1995 231,000 12,360 93,600 14,700 N/A 97,800 N/A 200,000 649,460 207,000 317,000 120,000
1996 215,000 11,350 94,500 14,100 N/A 92,900 N/A 191,000 618,850 194,000 308,000 120,000
1997 200,000 12,400 92,000 11,700 N/A 103,600 N/A 176,000 595,700 181,000 302,000 116,100



State Distribution of 1997 Boat, Motor, Trailer and Accessory Purchases


States(+)
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Washington D.C.
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Total
Boats*
$73,583,000
88,569,000
41,928,000
256,946,000
49,736,000
65,185,000
10,253,000
19,409,000
390,630,000
80,013,000
27,515,000
152,113,000
54,583,000
55,841,000
132,997,000
56,407,000
76,891,000
31,205,000
104,280,000
92,956,000
479,916,000
137,734,000
45,434,000
115,156,000
18,215,000
13,293,000
24,611,000
49,233,000
123,614,000
8,349,000
192,109,000
114,057,000
6,482,000
150,542,000
58,161,000
68,073,000
217,231000
11,675,000
97,037,000
13,031,000
107,429,000
264,118,000
73,673,000
14,970,000
96,275,000
81,891,000
9,926,000
175,063000
649,000
$4,628,990,000 		Outboard
Motors
$54,018,000
15,433,000
39,770,000
64,521,000
10,897,000
14,285,000
8,451,000
884,000
254,490,000
59,778,000
6,982,000
52,814,000
32,448,000
18,445,000
10,672,000
27,856,000
104,480,000
15,415,000
28,741,000
29,625,000
101,771,000
78,186,000
25,447,000
50,612,000
6,098,000
8,112,000
5,138,000
8,526,000
36,100,000
4,498,000
48,974,000
75,640,000
10,841,000
34,048,000
23,790,000
23,113,000
33,051,000
4,536,000
57,877,000
12,347,000
53,341,000
152,024,000
10,690,000
3,049,000
42,932,000
40,843,000
6,738,000
69,076,000
2,785,000
$1,882,188,000 		Boat
Trailers
$4,335,000
3,578,000
1,836,000
13,254,000
1,893,000
3,029,000
18,000
75,000
16,662,000
4,922,000
946,000
10,413,000
6,816,000
3,029,000
2,272,000
3,029,000
6,248,000
1,136,000
2,082,000
2,082,000
9,809,000
11,739,000
1,136,000
8,520,000
568,000
1,136,000
757,000
568,000
2,650,000
757,000
5,680,000
4,544,000
1,136,000
6,059,000
2,461,000
2,461,000
4,922,000
378,000
2,650,000
1,893,000
2,650,000
8,958,000
757,000
378,000
3,976,000
4,733,000
1,136,000
8,899,000
378,000
$189,344,000 		Marine
Accessories
$24,678,000
14,171,000
16,826,000
83,202,000
8,986,000
9,281,000
4,050,000
113,000
70,755,000
28,604,000
7,624,000
34,594,000
19,254,000
19,027,000
9,462,000
14,795,000
30,306,000
10,949,000
18,347,000
12,980,000
94,094,000
71,629,000
23,067,000
29,001,000
4,391,000
6,648,000
5,242,000
8,294,000
17,303,000
5,253,000
43,263,000
30,328,000
3,585,000
37,624,000
20,843,000
18,426,000
31,678,000
3,063,000
39,292,000
4,402,000
28,116,000
57,730,000
6,773,000
3,676,000
21,648,000
22,748,000
4,935,000
51,308,000
2,269,000
$1,134,633,000

.....................* Retail values for inboard boats, sterndrive boats and outboard boats.
.....................(+) Estimates not available for Alaska and Hawaii.





Estimated Retail Expenditure on Boating

1955............................$ 1,230,000,000
1960............................$ 2,525,000,000
1970............................$ 3,440,000,000
1975............................$ 4,800,000,000
1977............................$ 5,920,000,000
1978............................$ 6,690,000,000
1979............................$ 7,500,000,000
1980............................$ 7,370,000,000
1981............................$ 8,250,000,000
1982............................$ 8,100,000,000
1983............................$ 9,375,000,000
1984............................$ 12,340,000,000
1985............................$ 13,284,000,000
1986............................$ 14,479,000,000
1987............................$ 16,500,000,000
1988............................$ 17,927,000,000
1989............................$ 17,143,000,000
1990............................$ 13,730,903,000
1991............................$ 10,564,458,000
1992............................$ 10,317,250,000
1993............................$ 11,254,041,000
1994............................$ 14,070,599,000
1995............................$ 17,226,203,000
1996............................$ 17,752,671,000
1997............................$ 19,344,470,000
Estimated Recreational Boats Owned
1913.............................. 400,000
1930.............................. 1,500,000
1950.............................. 3,510,000
1961.............................. 7,175,000
1970.............................. 8,814,000
1980.............................. 11,832,000
1985.............................. 13,778,000
1987.............................. 14,515,000
1988.............................. 15,093,000
1989.............................. 15,658,000
1990.............................. 15,987,000
1991.............................. 16,262,000
1992.............................. 16,262,000
1993.............................. 16,212,000
1994.............................. 16,239,000
1995.............................. 15,375,000
1996.............................. 15,830,000
1997.............................. 16,284,000