Washington, D.C., June 3, 2014 – The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) reports that according to official statistics compiled on behalf of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), manufactured housing production strengthened again during April 2014. Just-released statistics indicate that HUD Code manufacturers produced 5,653 homes in April 2014, a 6.4% increase over the 5,313 HUD Code homes produced during April 2013. Cumulative industry production for 2014 now totals 19,318 homes, a 6.3% increase over the 18,173 homes produced through April 2013.
A further analysis of the official industry statistics shows that the top ten shipment states from the beginning of the industry production rebound in August 2011 through April 2014 — with cumulative, monthly, current year-to-date (2014) and prior year-to-date (2013) shipment totals per category as indicated — are:
State Cumulative Current Month (April 2014) 2014 Jan.-Apr. 2013 Jan.-Apr.
State Cumulative Current Month (April 2014) 2014 Jan.-Apr. 2013 Jan.-Apr.
1. Texas 31,076 homes 1,223 4,649 3,662
2. Louisiana 11,481 homes 354 1,312 1,387
3. Florida 7,852 homes 337
4. N.C 6,615 homes 172
5. Alabama 6,561 homes 232
6. Mississippi 5,929 homes 255
7. Kentucky 5,861 homes 179
8. California 5,117 homes 233
9. Tennessee 4,740 homes 159
10. Oklahoma 4,685 homes 145
The latest information for April 2014 moves Mississippi into 6th place cumulatively, while Kentucky drops to 7th place on the top ten list.
