Outdoor Recreation 2017 Report
Positive Outlook for Outdoor Recreation in 2017
Courtesy of the American Recreation Coalition
Outdoor recreation contributes $650 billion to the American economy, and supports tens of millions of jobs. According to ARC’s new report: Outdoor Recreation Outlook 2017, those numbers are only expected to grow. Most components of the recreation industry reported significant gains in 2016 and the general outlook for the industry in 2017 is optimistic. Key items from the report include:
– Since the end of the “Great Recession,” the RV industry has come roaring back, with RV shipments up more than 125%.
– 45.7 million Americans participated in fishing in 2015, including 3.4 million Hispanics.
– Almost 20% of new campers are African-American, the majority of whom are also millennials.
– From 2011 through 2015, boat sales grew in the 5 to 6% range and retail sales could be up in the 8 to 10% range annually in the next several years.
– Recreational horseback riding contributes $32 billion a year to the national economy.
– Archery participation in America climbed about 14% from 2012 to 2014, boosting the number of archers to 21.6 million.
– Promotional campaigns like Discover Boating (led by NMMA), Go RVing (led by RVIA) and TakeMeFishing (led by RBFF) are generating billions of impressions and have a collective estimated budget of nearly $45 million annually.
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