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JULY 2016 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 grew again during April 2016. Just-released statistics indicate that HUD Code manufacturers produced 6,689 homes in April 2016, a 9.9% increase over the 6,085 HUD Code homes produced during April 2015. Cu- mulative industry pro- duction for 2016 now totals 25,790 homes, a 20.1% increase over the 21,459 HUD Code homes produced over the same period in 2015. 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 April 2016 - - with cumulative, monthly, current year (2016) and prior year (2015) shipments per category as indicated -- are shown in box. The latest information for April 2016 results in no changes to the cumulative top ten list. It is sadly ironic that as the industry contin- ues its long, gradual climb back from the his- toric-low production levels reached in 2009, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is now poised to hammer industry businesses and con- sumers alike with a destructive "energy" rule that will needlessly increase the retail cost of manufactured homes by upwards of $6,000. While MHARR has led – and will continue to lead -- the fight in Washington, D.C. against this toxic rule, the industry and con- sumers must mobilize to oppose this blatant, discriminatory attack on the nation's most af- fordable housing and consumer free-choice. 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. Current Month State Cumulative (Apr. 2016) 2016 Jan.-Apr. 2015 Jan.-Apr. 1. Texas 58,516 homes 1,120 4,571 4,804 2. Louisiana 20,526 homes 387 1,457 1,420 3. Florida 17,213 homes 443 1,808 1,576 4. N.C 12,446 homes 301 1,204 908 5. Alabama 12,323 homes 392 1,270 870 6. Mississippi 11,286 homes 250 969 809 7. California 10,826 homes 226 1,005 929 8. Kentucky 10,710 homes 227 982 586 9. Tennessee 8,871 homes 180 768 573 10. Oklahoma 8,215 homes 167 576 571 Manufactured Housing Production Gains Continue in April