Just-released statistics indicate that HUD Code manufacturers produced 7,154 homes in October 2016, a 4.5% increase over the 6,846 HUD Code homes produced during October 2015.
Cumulative industry production for 2016 now totals 67,043 homes, a 13.8% increase over the 58,907 HUD Code homes produced over the same period in 2015.
A further analysis of the official industry statistics shows that the top ten shipment states from the beginning of the industry production rebound in August 2011 through October 2016 — with cumulative, monthly, current year (2016) and prior year (2015) shipments per category as indicated are as follows:
The latest information for October 2016 results in no changes to the cumulative top ten list.
The Daily Business News has covered a flurry of commentary recently from MHARR and Association President and CEO, M. Mark Weiss, including calls for a moratorium on critical legislation during the last days of the Obama Administration and the MHARR November Washington update.. ##
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