Washington, D.C., May 5, 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 during March 2014. Just-released statistics indicate that HUD Code manufacturers produced 4,899 homes in March 2014, a 9.6% increase over the 4,467 HUD Code homes produced during March 2013. Cumulative industry production for 2014 now totals 13,665 homes, a 6.2% increase over the 12,860 homes produced through March 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 March 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 (March 2014) 2014 Jan.-Mar. 2013 Jan.-Mar.
1. Texas 29,853 homes 1,175 3,426 2,659
2. Louisiana 11,127 homes 356 958 964
3. Florida 7,515 homes 266 843 706
4. N.C 6,443 homes 141 484 582
5. Alabama 6,329 homes 209 542 652
6. Kentucky 5,682 homes 152 421 433
7. Mississippi 5,674 homes 181 466 520
8. California 4,884 homes 191 594 489
9. Tennessee 4,581 homes 141 354 378
10.Oklahoma 4,540 homes 117 363 403
The latest information for March 2014 results in no changes from the February 2014 top ten list.
