It could also be temporary if, as some in the industry think, the problem is related to excess inventory, he said. Still, the health of the industry, which has a track record as an economic bellwether, bears watching. “R.V.s have always preceded the rest of the economy in a downturn and in an upturn,” Mr. Curtin said. “I think there’s serious concern about the effects of tariffs on the R.V. industry,” said Senator Joe Donnelly, Democrat of Indiana and one of the Senate’s most vulnerable incumbents this year.

Source: New York Times September 11, 2018 20:08 UTC