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Baird analysts said yesterday that the market for recreational vehicles will slow down due to a stalled economy.  RV sales have been on the way back after a sharp decline in 2008-09...the growth has been 10% so far this year.  But, Baird warned investors that consumer spending is down and high unemployment continues to plague the U.S.  Consumer confidence overall is down.  Baird lowered their 2011 fiscal-year earnings targets...

** Survey Shows RVers Are More Concerned with Watching Their Waistlines Than Their Budgets This Year **

Despite the current state of the economy, 71 percent of RVers claim that the current financial crisis will not impact their RV travel plans this holiday season. An overwhelming 81 percent said they will travel the same, if not more than last year, with more than two out of three RVers reported planning to travel more than 250 miles this h...