What a difference a year makes! Last year, September marked the onslaught of the financial market meltdown. It sure looks like we bumping along the bottom. Month to month comparisons between September ’09 and September ’08 shows ’09 with an increase in sales over ’08. This is only the second time this year that a ’09 month exceeded a ’08 month. In addition, we’re seeing the unit sales year to date narrowing their deficits. ’09 versus ’08 is down to a 12 % deficit. ’09 versus ’07 is lagging by 38 %. Both of these deficits are substantially improved from earlier in the year. My latest rub of my crystal ball sees us finishing ’09 with a 7 % deficit to ’08 and a 35 % deficit to ’07 in unit sales. Here’s the chart:

September

 

2009

 

 

 

2008

 

 

 

2007

 

 

Price Range

 

# of Sales

 

% of Ttl Sales

 

# of Sales

 

% of Ttl Sales

 

# of Sales

 

% of Ttl Sales

0 – 99,999

 

85

 

11.67%

 

31

 

4.77%

 

58

 

7.44%

100,000 – 199,999

 

275

 

37.73%

 

218

 

33.54%

 

226

 

29.01%

200,000 – 299,999

 

212

 

29.08%

 

220

 

33.85%

 

266

 

34.14%

300,000 – 399,999

 

83

 

11.39%

 

106

 

16.31%

 

119

 

15.27%

400,000 – 499,999

 

34

 

4.66%

 

36

 

5.54%

 

41

 

5.26%

500,000 – 599,999

 

23

 

3.16%

 

18

 

2.77%

 

25

 

3.20%

600,000 – 699,999

 

10

 

1.37%

 

10

 

1.54%

 

12

 

1.54%

700,000 – 799,999

 

3

 

0.41%

 

4

 

0.62%

 

14

 

1.79%

800,000 – 899,999

 

1

 

0.13%

 

3

 

0.46%

 

6

 

0.77%

900,000 – 999,999

 

1

 

0.13%

 

2

 

0.31%

 

2

 

0.25%

1 Million plus

 

2

 

0.27%

 

2

 

0.31%

 

10

 

1.28%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Sales/Pct.

 

729

 

100.00%

 

650

 

100.00%

 

779

 

100.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

YTD thru September

 

2009

 

 

 

2008

 

 

 

2007

 

 

Price Range

 

# of Sales

 

% of Ttl Sales

 

# of Sales

 

% of Ttl Sales

 

# of Sales

 

% of Ttl Sales

0 – 99,999

 

590

 

9.71%

 

334

 

4.84%

 

421

 

4.29%

100,000 – 199,999

 

2061

 

33.90%

 

1965

 

28.50%

 

2793

 

28.43%

200,000 – 299,999

 

1938

 

31.89%

 

2396

 

34.75%

 

3330

 

33.90%

300,000 – 399,999

 

768

 

12.63%

 

1109

 

16.08%

 

1639

 

16.69%

400,000 – 499,999

 

332

 

5.46%

 

493

 

7.15%

 

743

 

7.56%

500,000 – 599,999

 

183

 

3.01%

 

234

 

3.39%

 

345

 

3.51%

600,000 – 699,999

 

89

 

1.46%

 

135

 

1.96%

 

212

 

2.16%

700,000 – 799,999

 

50

 

0.82%

 

81

 

1.17%

 

126

 

1.28%

800,000 – 899,999

 

23

 

0.37%

 

53

 

0.77%

 

77

 

0.78%

900,000 – 999,999

 

16

 

0.26%

 

20

 

0.29%

 

49

 

0.50%

1 Million plus

 

28

 

0.46%

 

75

 

1.09%

 

88

 

0.90%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Sales/Pct.

 

6078

 

100.00%

 

6895

 

100.00%

 

9823

 

100.00%