Recreational Boating Industry Statistics 2017

WWW.ICOMIA.ORG 2 Welcome Copyright ICOMIA, August 2018 W: www.icomia.org E: [email protected] T: (0) +44 1784 223702 Surrey, 8BF, TW20 Marine House, LeaThorpe Road, Egham, ICOMIA Secretariat International Council of Marine Industry Associations ICOMIA Secretary General Udo Kleinitz isgreatlyfeedback appreciated. We this hope year’s offers Book auniqueinsight into the worldwide industry;boating recreational all Magazine, theICOMIA Statistics andourconsultants, Committee Alastair Wilson andLiquid Scope. Engine Committee, Group,The Superyacht theInternational Federation of Show Boat Organisers, IBI I would like to thanks give to special this year’s contributors, includingourmembers, theICOMIA Marine notifiededition isavailable whenthesecond atno cost. for download extra due inautumn, countries to increasing of thenumber reporting 28. Purchasers of thefirstedition be will inFrance,members HongKong andItaly onobtaining data which presentedwill be edition inasecond international show boat statistics Group’s andtheSuperyacht Annual Report. We are working with our from in boats 28 countries, marineenginestatistics from ICOMIA’s plus MarineEngineCommittee data forsummaries of international key trade from segments product 25 countries, export/import ontheindustry’s largest market includesdetailedAs usualtheBook nationalreports countries, global to thereasons for therapidly improving of health themarket. overview of thePolish in industry 2017. isamarketThe third overview article of theUS, with insights in Pfeifer, who explains thesignificance of latest theenginebuilders’ launches. isaninsightful Thenext (IBI)magazinein Industry 2018. The first features aninterview withPresident of Mercury Marine, John This year intheBook, included we alsohave three articles originally inInternational published Boat countries thanever before. trendlines. The 2017 of edition theICOMIA Statistics isthemostcomprehensive Book yet, covering more displaying from ShipandBoat Denmarkandtheadditionof Member Association charts 10-year Highlights this year includenew entries from India, Lebanon andUAE andournew MarineIndustry detailed research we provide raw-data Excel spreadsheets. interested ininvesting to orseeking work within ourindustry. Inorder outmore to assistthosecarrying useful reference document. Ourstatistics are extensively used within theindustry, especially by those The only of product kind, its theICOMIA Statistics provides Book a ofwealth intelligence industry in one WELCOME www.liquidscope.com Limited,Liquid Scope New Zealand Published by: CONTENTS

Market overview 4 Contents summary 32 Meet ICOMIA 34 Explanatory notes 38 sections Currency values 39 A 2018 mid-year global data snapshot 40 B 2017 global data summary 44 C 2017 detailed national data 68

Argentina 72 74 Brazil 76 Canada 78 80 82 Czech Republic 84 Denmark 86 88 90 92 India 94 96 Lebanon & UAE 98 Netherlands 100 New Zealand 102 Norway 104 Poland 106 108 Sri Lanka 110 112 Switzerland 114 Turkey 116 United Kingdom 118 United States 120

D 2017 outboard and personal watercraft statistics 122 E 2017 EU trade data 130 F 2017 UN Comtrade data 150 G 2018 The Superyacht Annual Report 156 H IFBSO international boat show data 170 I 2017 extended country reports 176 J Brought to you by International Boat Industry 346 32 Contents summary summary Contents trends recreational industry. intheglobal boating of 2017. Although noquantifiable data isgathered;barometer asa thesurvey acts to indicate recent ICOMIA’s MIAs have provided asnapshot overview of onthefirsttwo-quarters based theirindustry Section A: countries, statistics, superyacht show boat statistics andenginestatistics. comparison. from eight countries, are detailedAlso included national specific reports trade data for 43 industry.boating Data presented hasbeen ina visual format for of ease cross-reference and information from 25 countries, themrepresentwhich between themajority of the world’s recreational ofThis annualsummary nationalstatistics from ICOMIA’s MarineIndustry (MIAs)Associations includes Industry StatisticsIndustry may purchased book be from theICOMIA Secretariat, email: [email protected] copiesofFurther this 2017 as edition well asprevious of editions theICOMIA Recreational Boating Brought to you by International (IBI) Industry Boat Section J: to -supplied ICOMIA countryreports byExtended various MIAs. Section I: International Federation of Show Boat Organisers (IFBSO). showBoat statistics, reproduced ofwith thekindpermission ICOMIA'ssister association, the Section H: statisticsSuperyacht -reproduced ofwith thekindpermission Group.The Superyacht Section G: from nationalgovernment data available andcomprisethebest collationof non-EUtrade information. UN Comtrade Data, which gives import /export, figures for non-EUcountries. Thesefigures are drawn Section F: national government data available andcomprisethebest collationof EUtrade information. Eurostat Trade Data, which gives import /export, figures for EUcountries. Thesefigures are drawn from Section E: National MarineManufacturers (NMMA). Association and personal watercraft andare provided by theICOMIA (IMEC) MarineEngineCommittee andtheUS for 40 countries, covering allof Europe andtheUSA. These salesstatistics engines includeoutboard internationalThe major recreational marineenginemanufacturers enginesalesfigures have submitted Section D: by published theindividualMIAs,reports’ I. infullSection included countries, statistical information further may available be inthemore detailed ‘extended country National statistics inadynamic for found country canbe visual format. each inthissection For some Section C: compare statistical information of different countries. only total -theactual values may different. be Thiscomprehensive review provides an excellent tool to isn’t any trade orsalesinthisarea. Similarly, "total" values are thetotals of theavailable information thanothers. marineindustry on theircountry's If theinformation isomitted, there mean itdoesn't data reflect reported The tables inthissection – someMIAs were able to provide more information Section B:

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Recreational Boating Industry Statistics 2017 37 Meet ICOMIA Recreational Boating Industry Statistics 2017 38 Explanatory notes recreational can take boating place waterways riverswhereIncludes major and/or Area of inlandlakes and waters slipways, of irrespective sizeorcapacity (where applicable); andthetotal of number berths anddrysail use, berths includingdry-stack available for ofnumber alongside wet berths/slips yacht harbours, facilities includethetotal boating In additionto thetotal of number marinas/ • Slipways moorings • Open berths berths, drysail drystack • Wet berths/slips, • Marinas / yacht harbours facilitiesBoating inthecountry use/service/ownership in ofnumber (upto recreational boats 24m/80ft) inuse-the fleet boat total as isdefined park Boat Total boat park store) shops, anddrinkprovisions/stores food harbours, marina(general of marinas/yacht Travel hoteliers, agents, marine/marina servicing Group C(Other Services) maintenance, brokers distributors/dealers, marine equipment suppliers andshops, fuel, magazines, companies, transportation boat companies, insurance, naval architects, trade providers,Service marinaoperators, boat charter Group Section) B(Support manufacturers, sailmakers, enginebuilders Producers, boatbuilders, equipment andclothing Group A (Main Section) employees covered by groups: 3distinct This represents theestimated grand total of all Total marineemployees the nationalstatistical reports Figures for overseas territories are not in included Overseas territories statistical form. data report The following explanatory notes are provided to MIAs to assistthemincompletingtheICOMIA EXPLANATORY NOTES

Boats (RIBs)are Boats included with inflatableboats buoyancy by of means inflation -RigidInflatable of intended its and shape achieving allorpart An inflatable hasabuoyantboat hullstructure Inflatable boats but not RigidInflatable (RIBs) Boats motor includeoutboard boats Other rigidboats – Other rigidboats steerable drive unit, or water jetpropulsion oran external toconnected eitherashaft motorboat hasanengine An inboard/sterndrive Inboard motor boats insurance, servicing boat For example, includerigging, Services painting, Equipment. Engines andBoat Accessories/Marine not covered inBoats,This includesanything Sales -services construction). Plusoptional items, like aradar duringits marine equipmentto thecraft (fitted orlater iscommissioned byboat theowner)and aftermarket items thatmay added be when the accessories(fixed orloose boat This includesboth Sales -accessoriesandequipment boats. are PWCs not included including imported marinas, brokerage, charter, retail shopsetc. boats,engined boats, inflatable andrigid boats Total boats/no- value of new motor boats/sail Sales -new boats Waverunner, orSeadoo Jetski A isapersonal PWC watercraft. For example: a PWC -production manufactured within thecountry boats, engined boats inflatable andrigid boats boats/no- Total of number motor boats/sail -productionBoats

Marine Industry Marine Industry members. Association In somecasesdata isprecisely recorded whilst inothers estimates it’s provided by onexpert based our Some "Total" values may not equalto thesumof allsub-values dueto rounding. Population data obtained from thePopulation Reference Bureau (www.prb.org). sourceand thesecondary is Trading Economics (www.tradingeconomics.com ). sourcePrimary of inflation rate andlending rate data is The World Bank(http://data.worldbank.org/) (IMEC).Committee Where available, salesdata retrieved andPWC hasbeen outboard from ICOMIA’s MarineEngine way referenced hasbeen throughout thissection. Eurostat, andfrom UNComtrade for non-European MIAs. Eurostat orUNComtrade data inthis used data not available from European retrieved MIAs hasbeen from European Commission Export/import values are thetotals of theavailable information only total -theactual values may different. be (cont.) page, country's notrade mean itdoesn't exists inthisarea. from aparticular omitted Similarly, "total" This isreflected intheamount of data presented each country.for inthissection If theinformation is N.B. The below valuesare asat 1 March 2018. Source: www.oanda.com CURRENCY VALUES - 1EURO (EUR)EQUALS: 24.63 10.08 . 4 7.4 ARGENTINA 1.69 DOLLAR DOLLAR KRONA ZEALAND CROATIA SWEDEN (HRK) (NZD) KUNA KUNA (ARS) (SEK) PESO Some MIAs were ableto provide more information thanothers. marineindustry ontheircountry's NEW NEW

SWITZERLAND 9.63 KRONER 1.15 FRANC NORWAY (NOK) (CHF) 25.41 KORUNA 1.57 AUSTRALIA DOLLAR DOLLAR REPUBLIC (AUD) (CZK) CZECH

4.65 4.18 POLAND ZLOTY TURKEY (PLN) (TRY) LIRA

3.97 7.45

DENMARK KRONE (DKK) (BRL) BRAZIL REAL REAL UNITED ARAB 4.30 SINGAPORE 1.62 DOLLAR DIRHAM

EMIRATES (SGD) (AED)

79.57 1.56 DOLLAR CANADA RUPEE (CAD) (INR) INDIA 14.35 0.88 KINGDOM POUND (ZAR) RAND (GBP) AFRICA UNITED SOUTH

YUAN RENMINBI 188.92 130.67 7.73 1.22 DOLLAR SRI LANKA RUPEE (CNY) (USD) (LKR) UNITED (JPY) STATES CHINA JAPAN YEN

Recreational Boating Industry Statistics 2017 39 Explanatory notes Recreational Boating Industry Statistics 2017 90 Section C Germany Employees: 7,000 * Germany marine industry information by supplied * Germany both marineindustry DBSV andBVWW capita. Values are ininternational dollars. Source: International Fund. Monetary GDP dollar estimates are derived from PPP (Purchasing Power Parity) calculationsper GDP Inflation rate 0.5% ECONOMIC DATA EMPLOYMENT COMPANIES AND Companies: 396 Boatbuilders Boatbuilders India $7,183 Sri Lanka $12,811 COMPANIES EMPLOYEES Brazil $15,603 China $16,660 Lebanon $19,439 MARINE MARINE Argentina $20,876 3,606 7,000 Croatia $24,424 Turkey $26,893 Greece $27,737 Poland $29,521 Czech Republic $35,512 $38,140 Spain $38,286 Spain New Zealand $38,934 Japan $42,832Japan $43,761 United Kingdom$44,118 Finland $44,333 Canada $48,265 Canada $48,265 Denmark $49,883 Australia $50,334 Germany $50,425 Sweden $51,475 Netherlands $53,635 Germany United States $59,501 Switzerland $61,422 $67,741 Companies: 3,000 Service providers Service Norway $71,831Norway manufacturers Companies: 10 Companies: 200 manufacturers Engine / accessory Equipment lakesand waters Area of inland 8,000km yacht harbours marinas/Total 2,700 BOATING FACILITIES 2 W: E: T: BVWW W: E: T: DBSV JÜRGEN TRACHT CLAUS-EHLERT MEYER www.bvww.org [email protected] +49 221 59 57 10 www.dbsv.de [email protected] +49 40 3070 67 90 (*) sea coastline Length of 3,624km (*) GERMANY

83,100,000 Population

BOAT PARK 480,000 480,000 Total boat park BOAT OWNERSHIP BOAT

173 Persons per boat Germany

Inflatable boats Sailboats 531 1,232, €47.2m C €1.6m 7.6-12m: 619, €10.3m 12.1-24m: 613, €36.9m

BOATS Inboard motor Sailboats IMPORT boats 1,110, €164.5m 19,989 IMPORT 1,853, €123.5m 7.6-12m: 811, €83.5m €196.5m 2.5-7.5m: 1,351, €33.4m 12.1-24m: 299, €81.0m 19,989 Section €196.5m 7.6-12m: 419, €44.6m 12.1-24m: 83, €45.5m PRODUCTION 9,343 PRODUCTION Other rigid boats incl. €338.2m 9,343 outboard motor boats €338.2m 16,373, €24.2m 91 Inflatable boats Inboard motor 184 boats EXPORT €1.9m Sailboats 2,533, €154.7m 7,660 888, €131.6m Other rigid boats incl. 2.5-7.5m: 1,972, €21.1m €272.5m 7.6-12m: 649, €66.8m outboard motor boats 7.6-12m: 443, €79.5m 12.1-24m: 239, €64.8m 2.5-7.5m: 5,700, €19.0m 12.1-24m: 118, €54.1m EXPORT SALES 7,660 Inboard motor 953 boats €272.5m 2,028, €123.8m 2.5-7.5m: 1,578, €16.9m 7.6-12m: 355, €63.6m PWCs 12.1-24m: 95, €43.3m 953 Other rigid boats incl. outboard motor boats 4,560, €15.2m

>150kW 395

Inboard 50-150kW (diesel) <50kW 513 ENGINES 1,749 841

>30kW 2,897 +49 40 30 70 67 90 [email protected] www.dbsv.de Outboard SALES 2017 Boating Industry Statistics Recreational 13,239 14,988

<30kW 10,342 +49 221 59 57 10 [email protected] Data supplied by the MIA and other sources (refer Explanatory Notes prior to start of Section A) www.bvww.org Inflatables and RIBs import/export: Eurostat D 2017 OUTBOARD AND PERSONAL WATERCRAFT STATISTICS Recreational Boating Industry Statistics 2017 124 Section D Explanatory notes 2017 outboard andPWC statistics EXPLANATORY NOTES on aregular basis. with which to measure market category orenginetype developments power per builders onsalesto andassuchprovidebased dealers andboat anexcellent tool ona reported voluntary to basis marketing anindependent company. The data is motors andfor personal watercraft. The monthly salesfiguresper company are IMEC data monthly iscollected by theIMEC for members combustionoutboard engines salesfigures, whichare annually. published Manufacturers ofAssociation theUnited States (NMMA)collates theUS outboard identical salesstatistics forcollects Russia. Furthermore, theNationalMarine (IMEC),Engine Committee themaponfollowing asper page. IMEC also main recreational marineenginemanufacturers thatform theICOMIA Marine most European andMediterranean countries are accurately recorded by the Recreational motors marineoutboard andpersonal watercraft salesfigures in and Yamaha. Honda, Mercury Marine, Suzuki, Tohatsu Bombardier Recreational Products, The US market by issupplied Suzuki, Tohatsuand Yamaha. Honda, Mercury Marine, Selva Marine, are Bombardier Recreational Products, order,In alphabetic thesecompanies their salesfigures through IMEC. Seven motor outboard suppliers report MOTORS OUTBOARD PWC marketPWC inEurope. representcompanies nearly 100% of the Yamaha. Taken together, thesethree Recreational Products, Kawasaki and Participants are Bombardier WATER CRAFT PERSONAL WWW.ICOMIA.ORG

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