[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Washington, D.C., December 4, 2017 – 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), year-over-year manufactured housing industry production grew once again during October 2017. Just-released statistics indicate that HUD Code manufacturers produced 8,636 homes in October 2017, a 20.7% increase over the 7,154 HUD Code homes produced during October 2016. Cumulative industry production for 2017 now totals 77,055 homes, a 14.9% increase over the 67,043 HUD Code homes produced over the same period in 2016.
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 October 2017 — with cumulative, monthly, current year (2017) and prior year (2016) shipments per category as indicated — are:[/vc_column_text][vc_table vc_table_theme=”classic”][align-center]State,Cumulative,[align-center]Current%20Month%20(Feb.%202017),[align-center]2017%20%20%20,[align-center]2016|[align-center]Texas,80%2C374%20homes,[align-center]1%2C990,[align-center]13%2C682,[align-center]10%2C882|[align-center]Louisiana,31%2C689%20%20homes,[align-center]468,[align-center]4%2C851,[align-center]4%2C640|[align-center]Florida,25%2C800%20%20homes,[align-center]507,[align-center]4%2C981,[align-center]5%2C058|[align-center]Alabama,19%2C359%20%20homes,[align-center]473,[align-center]4%2C694,[align-center]3%2C138|[align-center]N.C,17%2C859%20%20homes,[align-center]278,[align-center]3%2C284,[align-center]2%2C821|[align-center]Mississippi,16%2C546%20%20homes,[align-center]330,[align-center]3%2C046,[align-center]2%2C725|[align-center]California,16%2C070%20%20homes,[align-center]319,[align-center]3%2C097,[align-center]2%2C673|[align-center]Kentucky,14%2C823%20%20homes,[align-center]330,[align-center]2%2C403,[align-center]2%2C299|[align-center]Michigan,15%2C644%20%20homes,[align-center]367,[align-center]4%2C039,[align-center]3%2C147|[align-center]Tennessee,12%2C575%20%20homes,[align-center]228,[align-center]2%2C190,[align-center]1%2C957[/vc_table][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The latest information for October 2017 results in no 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.
Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR)1331 Pennsylvania Ave N.W., Suite 512Washington D.C. 20004Phone: 202/783-4087Fax: 202/783-4075Email: MHARRDG@AOL.COM
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