RV industry blows past Curtin’s prediction, or did it?

(Jan. 28, 2014) -- We should be excited that an esteemed academic got his numbers wrong -- or did he? On March 8 of last year, the RV Industry Association submitted a press release in which its long-time researcher, Dr. Richard Curtin, with the University of Michigan, predicted that total RV shipments would rise to 307,300 units by year's end, an increase of 7.5 percent over 2012. A report issued yesterday showed the RV industry blew past Curtin's early prediction by an astonishing 14,000 units -- a 12.4 percent increase over 2012's totals.