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Production Increase Enters Second Year The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) reports that ac- Just-released statistics for August 2012 indicate that HUD Code manufacturers produced 5,580 homes, an increase of 7.5%fromthe 5,187 HUD Code homes pro- duced during August 2011. cording to official statistics compiled on behalf of the U.S. Department ofHousing and Urban Development (HUD), the manufactured housing industry rebound that began in August 2011 has now entered its second year, with 13 consecutive months of production increases. Just-released statistics for August 2012 indicate thatHUD Codemanufacturers produced 5,580 homes, an increase of 7.5% from the 5,187 HUD Code homes produced during August 2011. Cumulative 2012 industry production now totals 37,516 homes, up 17.2% from cu- mulative industry production of 32,015 homes during the same period in 2011. A further analy- sis of the official in- dustry statistics shows that the top ten shipment states for the period of August 2011 to August 2012 -- with cumulative shipment totals as indicated - - are: 1. Texas ...............11,074 homes 2. Louisiana .............4,648 homes 3. Alabama ..............2,831 homes 4. Florida ................2,761 homes 5. North Carolina .........2,620 homes 6. Kentucky .............2,433 homes 7. North Dakota ..........2,418 homes 8. Mississippi .............2,139 homes 9. Tennessee .............1,879 homes 10. Oklahoma ............1,855 homes The latest shipment information for August 2012 moves Kentucky into sixth place nation- ally, while North Dakota drops slightly, into the seventh spot. The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform is a Washington, D.C.- based national trade association representing the views and interests of producers of federally- regulated manufactured housing. The December issue will be our Louisville Show Edition. Reserve your ad space today. Call 706-655-2333 NOVEMBER 2012 6 THE JOURNAL No. 4 on Get It Quick Page