Washington, D.C., October 4, 2016 – 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 industry production — after declining in July 2016 — resumed its trend toward long-term growth during August 2016. Just-released statistics indicate that HUD Code manufacturers produced 7,363 homes in August 2016, a 16.2% increase over the 6,332 HUD Code homes produced during August 2015. Cumulative industry production for 2016 now totals 52,567 homes, a 14.9% increase over the 45,736 HUD Code homes produced over the same period in 2015.
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 August 2016 — with cumulative, monthly, current year (2016) and prior year (2015) shipments per category as indicated — are:
State Cumulative Current Month (Aug. 2016) 2016 Jan.-Aug. 2015 Jan.-Aug.
1. Texas 62,732 homes 1,158 8,787 9,102
2. Louisiana 22,102 homes 412 3,033 2,982
3. Florida 18,973 homes 516 3,568 3,107
4. Alabama 13,646 homes 330 2,593 1,832
5. N.C 13,502 homes 298 2,260 1,904
6. Mississippi 12,458 homes 342 2,141 1,663
7. California 11,901 homes 316 2,080 1,887
8. Kentucky 11,568 homes 253 1,840 1,440
9. Michigan 10,104 homes 368 2,365 1,835
10. Tennessee 9,643 homes 212 1,540 1,377
The latest information for August 2016 results in no changes to the cumulative top ten list.
