Camping Trade World - Issue13
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Dispatches<br />
RV INDUSTRY POSTS IMPRESSIVE<br />
FIGURES DOWN UNDER<br />
■he long-term future of the<br />
T<br />
caravanning and RV industry in<br />
Australia looks brighter than ever<br />
after the latest figures released<br />
from the Caravan Industry<br />
Association of Australia showed increases in units<br />
registered, local manufacturing, and exports in<br />
2022. According to the figures, almost 50,000 RVs<br />
were registered to the market last year while the<br />
number of locally produced units reached 28,031,<br />
which represents a 17.1 per cent increase on 2021<br />
and represents the highest figure since Cyclone<br />
Tracy in 1974. Imported RVs were recorded<br />
at 20,498 (8.36 per cent up on 2021), while<br />
Australian-made RVs exported achieved 9,568<br />
units (an incredible 229.93 per cent increase on<br />
2021), the CIAA says this shows the high regard in<br />
which Australian-made products are held around<br />
the world.<br />
▲ Australians are continuing their love affair<br />
with camping and caravanning.<br />
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