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JULY 2014 8 THE JOURNAL No. 6 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 strengthened again during April 2014. Just-released statistics indi- cate that HUD Code manu- facturers produced 5,653 homes in April 2014, a 6.4% increase over the 5,313 HUD Code homes produced during April 2013. Cumulative in- dustry production for 2014 now totals 19,318 homes, a 6.3% increase over the 18,173 homes produced through April 2013. A further analysis of the official industry statistics shows that the top ten ship- ment states from the begin- ning of the industry production rebound in Au- gust 2011 through April 2014 -- with cumula- tive, monthly, current year-to-date (2014) and prior year-to-date (2013) shipment totals per category as indicated -- are: The latest information for April 2014 moves Mississippi into 6 th place cumulatively, while Kentucky drops to 7 th place on the 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-regu- lated manufactured hous- ing. For more information contact the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform in Washington, DC at 202- 783-4087 Production Growth Continues In April 2014 Current Month 2014 2013 State Cumulative (April 2014) Jan.-Apr. Jan.-Apr. 1. Texas 31,076 homes 1,223 4,649 3,662 2. Louisiana 11,481 homes 354 1,312 1,387 3. Florida 7,852 homes 337 1,180 930 4. N.C 6,615 homes 172 656 808 5. Alabama 6,561 homes 232 774 866 6. Mississippi 5,929 homes 255 721 775 7. Kentucky 5,861 homes 179 600 624 8. California 5,117 homes 233 827 678 9. Tennessee 4,740 homes 159 513 523 10. Oklahoma 4,685 homes 145 508 548