HUD Code Production Up By Double-Digits In May 2017

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Washington, D.C., July 6, 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 experienced double-digit growth once again during May 2017. Just-released statistics indicate that HUD Code manufacturers produced 7,882 homes in May 2017, a 16.25% increase over the 6,780 HUD Code homes produced during May 2016. Cumulative industry production for 2017 now totals 38,450 homes, an 18.05% increase over the 32,570      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 May 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,73%2C165%20homes,[align-center]1%2C428,[align-center]6%2C473,[align-center]5%2C667|[align-center]Louisiana,29%2C541%20homes,[align-center]476,[align-center]2%2C703,[align-center]1%2C865|[align-center]Florida,23%2C348%20homes,[align-center]491,[align-center]2%2C490,[align-center]2%2C442|[align-center]Alabama,17%2C612%20homes,[align-center]395,[align-center]2%2C947,[align-center]1%2C647|[align-center]N.C,16%2C232%20homes,[align-center]351,[align-center]1%2C657,[align-center]1%2C477|[align-center]Mississippi,15%2C000%20homes,[align-center]307,[align-center]1%2C500,[align-center]1%2C221|[align-center]California,14%2C472%20homes,[align-center]312,[align-center]1%2C499,[align-center]1%2C270|[align-center]Kentucky,13%2C571%20homes,[align-center]257,[align-center]1%2C151,[align-center]1%2C192|[align-center]Michigan,13%2C676%20homes,[align-center]420,[align-center]2%2C071,[align-center]2%2C071|[align-center]Tennessee,11%2C452%20homes,[align-center]208,[align-center]1%2C067,[align-center]943[/vc_table][vc_column_text]

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