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A solid economy and consumer confidence has resulted in a strong Canadian boating market worth C$11.5 billion. 
The first thing to say about this year’s China International Boat Show (CIBS) is that it was a superbly organised event and extremely well supported in terms of international exhibitors. 
"The
Danish market is currently very healthy and that applies in just about
all sectors," says Hans Andersen, general secretary of Danboat,
the Danish marine industry group whose corporate membership is now up
to around the 200 mark.
Like most other countries in Europe, France’s marine leisure market has managed to grow more or less consistently for much of the past decade. Today it ranks as the world’s second and Europe’s largest consumer boating market.
The
success of a handful of Germany’s superyacht and sailboat builders
continues to underpin the local supply chain of designers and equipment
specialists. However at retail level, things are a lot tougher
Italy’s marine leisure industry, the second largest in the world in terms of production and the fourth largest probably as regards consumption, continues to drive forward at home and abroad. But don’t think for a moment that business is easy. Competition is intense.
After enduring 13 years of economic turbulence the Japanese recreational boating industry faces a new round of tenuous optimism. 
The Dutch marine market seems to have bounced back from the slump of 2005, a year overshadowed by a struggling economy and low consumer confidence.
That the Norwegian marine leisure market continues to thrive was clearly evident at this year’s Norwegian International Boat Show, which was held in March at the Norway Trade Fair in Lillestrøm, a smart new venue just outside Oslo that has been home to Norway’s premier boating showcase for the past three years. IBI June/July 2005 
The
boatbuilding industry in Poland is gathering pace as exports continue
to rise. IBI August/September 2003
South Africa’s boatbuilders have found the going more challenging in recent years. Exchange rate shifts have been responsible for the nation’s wares no longer looking quite so attractive in export markets.
The majority of Spain’s most prominent marine industry companies continue to increase their impact globally as the marine leisure demand in Spain remains high.
Despite a lengthy and cold spring this year, Sweden’s leisure marine industry shows no sign of slowing its decade-long upward trend.
Taiwan's future now relies on higher and higher value goods. For boatbuilders,
that translates to bigger and bigger models.
Few people in this business can have a better overall feel for the state of the UK marine leisure market than one of its principal marine mortgage lenders. IBI November 2006
US boatbuilding continues to thrive, although some companies are performing a lot better than others.|
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