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AUGUST 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 May 2016. Just-released statistics indicate that HUD Code manufacturers produced 6,780 homes in May 2016, a 16.9% increase over the 5,798 HUD Code homes produced during May 2015. Cumulative industry production for 2016 now totals 32,570 homes, a 19.5% increase over the 27,257 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 May 2016 -- with cumulative, monthly, current year (2016) and prior year (2015) shipments per category as indicated -- are: The latest information for May 2016 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. For more information on these statistics, contact The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform at 202-783-4087. Double-Digit Manufactured Housing Production Growth Resumes In May 2016