Wholesale shipments rise 2.2 percent in August

(Sept. 30, 2013) -- Although towables were off slightly from August last year, motorhomes more than made up the difference finishing ahead of this month last year by 34.5 percent.  In all, this was the best August total since 2007 and was nearly 50 percent greater than August of 2008, said Bill Baker, RVIA senior director of communications.