Washington, D.C., September 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 grew once again during July 2017. Just-released statistics indicate that HUD Code manufacturers produced 5,803 homes in July 2017, an 8.7% increase over the 5,335 HUD Code homes produced during July 2016. Cumulative industry production for 2017 now totals 52,405 homes, a 15.9% increase over the 45,204 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 July 2017 — with cumulative, monthly, current year (2017) and prior year (2016) shipments per category as indicated — are:
| State | Cumulative | Current Month (Feb. 2017) | 2017 | 2016 |
| Texas | 75,589 homes | 986 | 8,897 | 8,897 |
| Louisiana | 30,347 homes | 295 | 3,509 | 2,626 |
| Florida | 24,262 homes | 361 | 3,404 | 3,532 |
| Alabama | 18,180 homes | 220 | 3,515 | 2,263 |
| N.C | 16,858 homes | 261 | 2,283 | 1,962 |
| Mississippi | 15,573 homes | 226 | 2,073 | 1,799 |
| California | 15,085 homes | 273 | 2,112 | 1,764 |
| Michigan | 14,395 homes | 330 | 2,790 | 1,997 |
| Kentucky | 14,017 homes | 187 | 1,597 | 1,587 |
| Tennessee | 11,875 homes | 203 | 1,490 | 1,328 |
Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR)
1331 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W., Suite 512
Washington, D.C. 20004
Phone: 202/783-4087
Fax: 202/783-4075
Email: MHARRDG@AOL.COM
