5,659 New HUD-Code Homes Shipped in
May 2013 – Up 8.9 Percent from May 2012

In May 2013, 5,659 new manufactured homes were shipped, up 8.9 percent from May 2012. Increases were across the board with shipments of both single-section and multi-section homes up compared with the same month last year. Total floors shipped in May 2013 were 8,733, an increase of 8.7 percent compared with May 2012.

In comparison with 2012, 2013 shipments started with an increase in January followed by a decline in the months of February and March. The upward trend returned in April and May with increases in shipments. For the first five months of this year, shipments totaled 23,791 homes compared with 22,627 homes in 2012, a net increase of 5.1 percent.

The seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) of shipments was 61,536 in May 2013, up 1.3 percent from the adjusted rate of 60,767 in April 2013. The SAAR corrects for normal seasonal variations and projects annual shipments based on the current monthly total.

The number of plants reporting production in May 2013 was 122 and the number of active corporations was 46, both unchanged from the prior month.