August shipment report conveys mixed message

(Sept. 24, 2015) -- Travel trailer shipments to dealers jumped 11.7 percent in August, but fifth wheel shipments dropped 12.7 percent. Class C motorhomes posted a 2.9 percent increase, but Class A motorhomes clocked in with a 7.7% decline. Total shipments in August were 1.7 percent below 2014's pace.