Manufactured Home Industry Production Falls Amidst COVID-19 Closures
Washington, D.C., June 3, 2020 – 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), HUD Code manufactured housing industry year-over-year production fell in April 2020. Just-released statistics indicate that HUD Code manufacturers produced 6,639 homes in April 2020, a 17% decrease from the 7,993 new HUD Code homes produced during April 2019. Cumulative 2020 production now stands at 31,950 homes as compared with 30,352 homes produced over the same period in 2019, an increase of 5.3%. This April 2020 production decrease comes amidst the Coronavirus pandemic and related closures under state “Stay at Home” orders.
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 2020 — with cumulative, monthly, current year (2020) and prior year (2019) shipments per category as indicated — are:
The April 2020 production data does not result in any changes to the cumulative top-ten list.
The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform is a Washington, D.C.-based national trade association representing the views and interests of independent producers of federally-regulated manufactured housing.
Washington, D.C., June 3, 2020 – 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), HUD Code manufactured housing industry year-over-year production fell in April 2020. Just-released statistics indicate that HUD Code manufacturers produced 6,639 homes in April 2020, a 17% decrease from the 7,993 new HUD Code homes produced during April 2019. Cumulative 2020 production now stands at 31,950 homes as compared with 30,352 homes produced over the same period in 2019, an increase of 5.3%. This April 2020 production decrease comes amidst the Coronavirus pandemic and related closures under state “Stay at Home” orders.
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 2020 — with cumulative, monthly, current year (2020) and prior year (2019) shipments per category as indicated — are:
The April 2020 production data does not result in any changes to the cumulative top-ten list.
The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform is a Washington, D.C.-based national trade association representing the views and interests of independent producers of federally-regulated manufactured housing.
