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APRIL 2014 6 THE JOURNAL No. 4 on Get It Quick Page The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) reports that ac- cording to official statistics compiled on behalf of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), manufactured housing production grew once again during January 2014. Just-released statistics indicate that HUD Code manufacturers produced 4,405 homes in January 2014, a 3.8% increase over the 4,242 HUD Code homes produced during January 2013. A further analysis of the official industry sta- tistics shows that the top ten shipment states from the beginning of the industry production rebound in August 2011 through January 2014 -- with cumulative shipment totals as indicated -- are: 1. Texas ....27,635 homes (1,208 in January) 2. Louisiana ...10,468 homes (299 in January) 3. Florida ..... 6,959 homes (287 in January) 4. North Carolina - 6,141 homes (192 in January) 5. Alabama .... 5,954 homes (167 in January) 6. Kentucky .... 5,404 homes (143 in January) 7. Mississippi ... 5,329 homes (121 in January) 8. California ... 4,491 homes (201 in January) 9. Tennessee ... 4,337 homes (110 in January) 10. Oklahoma . 4,292 homes (115 in January) The latest information for January 2014 re- sults in no changes from the December 2013 top ten list. Also added to this information, is a new column reflecting current reporting month (i.e., January 2014) shipment numbers for each top-ten state. 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. 2014 Production Starts on Positive Note v i s i t our website Visit our website. You can view our current issue as well as back issues, download our media package and subscription form, see our Editorial Calendar and Industry Links, plus more. tel: 706-655-2333 news@journalmfdhousing.com THE JOURNAL The Magazine for Manufactured & Modular Housing Professionals journalmfdhousing.com www.journalmfdhousing.com