Wholesale RV Values Mixed, Volume Up
May 3, 2022
Black Book analysts’ latest monthly RV Market Commentary reported “strong sales” despite consumer finance worries.
Economy
NTP-Stag Parent Reports Shipping Boost to Inventory
April 29, 2022
LKQ Corp., parent company of NTP-Stag, reported container shipments from Taiwan increased during the first quarter of 2022, even as key port cities in China shut down.
JD Power Report Finds Retail RV Values Soaring
April 20, 2022
JD Power’s first quarter 2022 Market Insights Report found seasonality more pronounced at the beginning of the quarter than in the previous two years. Economic conditions continue to evolve, and it is likely consumers are responding, the report said.
Wholesale Inflation Reaches Record Levels
April 13, 2022
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported the prices goods and services producers receive rose in March at the fastest pace since records have been kept.
Motor Vehicle Dealers Sector Boost Jobs
April 4, 2022
Data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics found RV and other motor vehicle dealers added 700 jobs in March from February.
Gas Prices Nationally Average $4 a Gallon
March 7, 2022
The price of regular gasoline broke $4 a gallon on average across the U.S. on Sunday for the first time since 2008.
Metal Commodity Prices Soar
March 4, 2022
Prices from crude and aluminum to wheat soared, as raw materials stage their biggest weekly surge since 1974.
Jobless Rate Ticks Lower
March 4, 2022
Job growth accelerated in February, posting its biggest monthly gain since July as the employment picture got closer to its pre-pandemic self.
Weekly Claims Dip, Productivity Rises
March 3, 2022
Initial claims for unemployment insurance totaled 215,000, the lowest total since the beginning of the year and less than Wall Street estimates, the Labor Department said Thursday.
Private Payroll Growth Tops Estimate
March 2, 2022
Private job creation rose at a faster-than-expected clip in February, according to a count released Wednesday from payrolls processing firm ADP.
What Does Ukraine Invasion Mean for Energy Bills?
February 28, 2022
Even as gunfire sounded in Ukraine’s capital, natural gas kept flowing normally Friday through the major pipelines from Russia to Europe.
Key Inflation Gauge Highest Since 1982
February 25, 2022
An inflation gauge closely monitored by the Federal Reserve jumped 6.1% in January compared with a year ago.
