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DECEMBER 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 industry production growth continued during September 2014. Just-released statistics indi- cate that HUD Code manufacturers produced 5,862 homes in September 2014, a 6.9% in- crease over the 5,483 HUD Code homes pro- duced during September 2013. Cumulative industry production for 2014 now totals 48,167 homes, a 6.3% increase over the 45,295 HUD Code homes produced through September 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 September 2014 -- with cumulative, monthly, current year-to-date (2014) and prior year-to-date (2013) shipment totals per category as indi- cated -- (see chart) The latest information for September 2014 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. Industry Production Increase Continues In September Current Month State Cumulative (Sep. 2014) 2014 Jan-Sep. 2013 Jan-Sep. 1. Texas 36,835 homes 1,150 10,408 8,915 2. Louisiana 13,439 homes 381 3,280 3,278 3. Florida 9,441 homes 347 2,769 2,172 4. N.C 7,671 homes 187 1,739 1,941 5. Alabama 7,634 homes 292 1,847 1,981 6. Mississippi 7,153 homes 240 1,936 1,826 7. Kentucky 6,852 homes 210 1,591 1,670 8. California 6,201 homes 215 1,911 1,611 9. Tennessee 5,569 homes 134 1,342 1,350 10. Oklahoma 5,386 homes 149 1,209 1,330