Shipments of modular homes totaled 11,000 in the second quarter of 2005, essentially unchanged from the same period in 2004. Approximately 20,500 modular homes have been shipped year-to-date, up 3 percent compared to the first six months of 2004, according to Hallahan Associates in Baltimore, MD.

Currently, the National Modular Housing Council tracks shipments of modular homes in 27 states and areas. In the second quarter, shipments were up in 11 states/areas and down in 10 states/areas, year-over-year. Second quarter shipments to Indiana were essentially unchanged from the same quarter in 2004.

States/areas with positive shipments growth included Illinois (36 percent), Florida (25 percent) Southern New England (12 percent), Virginia (10 percent), Pennsylvania (8 percent), New York (4 percent), Colorado (3 percent), Michigan (2 percent), Nebraska (2 percent) and Maryland/Delaware (1 percent).

Shipments were down in Georgia (-27 percent), Minnesota (-23 percent), Missouri (-20 percent), Ohio (-18 percent), Texas (-16 percent), North Carolina (-13 percent), South Carolina (-12 percent), Iowa (-9 percent), Northern New England (-8 percent) and Wisconsin (-8 percent).

For greater detail on NMHC’s coverage of 24 states and the U. S. national picture, please visit the National Modular Housing Council website at www.modularcouncil.org

Please note that access to this information is limited to members only and is password protected. Quarterly 2005 data on modular homes will be published approximately eight weeks after the end of a quarter.

The reliability and accuracy of the modular shipments data in this flash report is entirely dependent upon the factual representations made by state agencies, individual manufacturers, DAPIAs, and other sources, and may or may not reflect the entire market. Raw data is based on labels purchased. The report is still under development and the methodology will evolve over time. Modular shipments for single-family residential dwellings include detached homes as well as town homes. The data is for homes, not sections shipped. It excludes shipments of commercial buildings of any type.