|   Table 
        1. New Privately Owned Housing Units Authorized:* 
        1965Present**   
         
          | 
 Period 
             | 
 Total 
             | In Structures With 
             | MSAs 
             | Regions 
             |  1 Unit 
           | 2 Units 
           | 3 and 4 Units 
           | 5 Unitsor More
 | Inside 
           | Outside 
           | North-east 
           | Mid-west 
           | South 
           | West 
           |  
          | Annual Data 
             |   
          | 1965  
           | 1,239.8 
             | 709.9 
             | 47.3 
             | 37.5 
             | 445.1 
             | 992.3 
             | 247.5 
             | 252.7 
             | 310.5 
             | 407.5 
             | 269.1 
             |   
          | 1966  
           | 971.9 
             | 563.2 
             | 36.3 
             | 24.7 
             | 347.7 
             | 775.2 
             | 196.8 
             | 209.8 
             | 250.9 
             | 331.1 
             | 180.2 
             |   
          | 1967  
           | 1,141.0 
             | 650.6 
             | 42.5 
             | 30.5 
             | 417.5 
             | 918.0 
             | 223.0 
             | 222.6 
             | 309.8 
             | 390.8 
             | 217.8 
             |   
          | 1968  
           | 1,353.4 
             | 694.7 
             | 45.1 
             | 39.2 
             | 574.4 
             | 1,104.6 
             | 248.8 
             | 234.8 
             | 350.1 
             | 477.3 
             | 291.1 
             |   
          | 1969  
           | 1,323.7 
             | 625.9 
             | 44.7 
             | 40.5 
             | 612.7 
             | 1,074.1 
             | 249.6 
             | 215.8 
             | 317.0 
             | 470.5 
             | 320.4 
             |   
          | 1970  
           | 1,351.5 
             | 646.8 
             | 43.0 
             | 45.1 
             | 616.7 
             | 1,067.6 
             | 284.0 
             | 218.3 
             | 287.4 
             | 502.9 
             | 342.9 
             |   
          | 1971  
           | 1,924.6 
             | 906.1 
             | 61.8 
             | 71.1 
             | 885.7 
             | 1,597.6 
             | 327.0 
             | 303.6 
             | 421.1 
             | 725.4 
             | 474.6 
             |   
          | 1972  
           | 2,218.9 
             | 1,033.1 
             | 68.1 
             | 80.5 
             | 1,037.2 
             | 1,798.0 
             | 420.9 
             | 333.3 
             | 440.8 
             | 905.4 
             | 539.3 
             |   
          | 1973  
           | 1,819.5 
             | 882.1 
             | 53.8 
             | 63.2 
             | 820.5 
             | 1,483.5 
             | 336.0 
             | 271.9 
             | 361.4 
             | 763.2 
             | 423.1 
             |   
          | 1974  
           | 1,074.4 
             | 643.8 
             | 32.6 
             | 31.7 
             | 366.2 
             | 835.0 
             | 239.4 
             | 165.4 
             | 241.3 
             | 390.1 
             | 277.6 
             |   
          | 1975  
           | 939.2 
             | 675.5 
             | 34.1 
             | 29.8 
             | 199.8 
             | 704.1 
             | 235.1 
             | 129.5 
             | 241.5 
             | 292.7 
             | 275.5 
             |   
          | 1976  
           | 1,296.2 
             | 893.6 
             | 47.5 
             | 45.6 
             | 309.5 
             | 1,001.9 
             | 294.2 
             | 152.4 
             | 326.1 
             | 401.7 
             | 416.0 
             |   
          | 1977  
           | 1,690.0 
             | 1,126.1 
             | 62.1 
             | 59.2 
             | 442.7 
             | 1,326.3 
             | 363.7 
             | 181.9 
             | 402.4 
             | 561.1 
             | 544.6 
             |   
          | 1978  
           | 1,800.5 
             | 1,182.6 
             | 64.5 
             | 66.1 
             | 487.3 
             | 1,398.6 
             | 401.9 
             | 194.4 
             | 388.0 
             | 667.6 
             | 550.5 
             |   
          | 1979  
           | 1,551.8 
             | 981.5 
             | 59.5 
             | 65.9 
             | 444.8 
             | 1,210.6 
             | 341.2 
             | 166.9 
             | 289.1 
             | 628.0 
             | 467.7 
             |   
          | 1980  
           | 1,190.6 
             | 710.4 
             | 53.8 
             | 60.7 
             | 365.7 
             | 911.0 
             | 279.6 
             | 117.9 
             | 192.0 
             | 561.9 
             | 318.9 
             |   
          | 1981  
           | 985.5 
             | 564.3 
             | 44.6 
             | 57.2 
             | 319.4 
             | 765.2 
             | 220.4 
             | 109.8 
             | 133.3 
             | 491.1 
             | 251.3 
             |   
          | 1982  
           | 1,000.5 
             | 546.4 
             | 38.4 
             | 49.9 
             | 365.8 
             | 812.6 
             | 187.9 
             | 106.7 
             | 126.3 
             | 543.5 
             | 224.1 
             |   
          | 1983  
           | 1,605.2 
             | 901.5 
             | 57.5 
             | 76.1 
             | 570.1 
             | 1,359.7 
             | 245.5 
             | 164.1 
             | 187.8 
             | 862.9 
             | 390.4 
             |   
          | 1984  
           | 1,681.8 
             | 922.4 
             | 61.9 
             | 80.7 
             | 616.8 
             | 1,456.2 
             | 225.7 
             | 200.8 
             | 211.7 
             | 812.1 
             | 457.3 
             |   
          | 1985  
           | 1,733.3 
             | 956.6 
             | 54.0 
             | 66.1 
             | 656.6 
             | 1,507.6 
             | 225.6 
             | 259.7 
             | 237.0 
             | 752.6 
             | 483.9 
             |   
          | 1986  
           | 1,769.4 
             | 1,077.6 
             | 50.4 
             | 58.0 
             | 583.5 
             | 1,551.3 
             | 218.1 
             | 283.3 
             | 290.0 
             | 686.5 
             | 509.7 
             |   
          | 1987  
           | 1,534.8 
             | 1,024.4 
             | 40.8 
             | 48.5 
             | 421.1 
             | 1,319.5 
             | 215.2 
             | 271.8 
             | 282.3 
             | 574.7 
             | 406.0 
             |   
          | 1988  
           | 1,455.6 
             | 993.8 
             | 35.0 
             | 40.7 
             | 386.1 
             | 1,239.7 
             | 215.9 
             | 230.2 
             | 266.3 
             | 543.5 
             | 415.6 
             |   
          | 1989  
           | 1,338.4 
             | 931.7 
             | 31.7 
             | 35.3 
             | 339.8 
             | 1,127.6 
             | 210.8 
             | 179.0 
             | 252.1 
             | 505.3 
             | 402.1 
             |   
          | 1990  
           | 1,110.8 
             | 793.9 
             | 26.7 
             | 27.6 
             | 262.6 
             | 910.9 
             | 199.9 
             | 125.8 
             | 233.8 
             | 426.2 
             | 324.9 
             |   
          | 1991  
           | 948.8 
             | 753.5 
             | 22.0 
             | 21.1 
             | 152.1 
             | 766.8 
             | 182.0 
             | 109.8 
             | 215.4 
             | 375.7 
             | 247.9 
             |   
          | 1992  
           | 1,094.9 
             | 910.7 
             | 23.3 
             | 22.5 
             | 138.4 
             | 888.5 
             | 206.5 
             | 124.8 
             | 259.0 
             | 442.5 
             | 268.6 
             |   
          | 1993  
           | 1,199.1 
             | 986.5 
             | 26.7 
             | 25.6 
             | 160.2 
             | 1,009.0 
             | 190.1 
             | 133.5 
             | 276.6 
             | 500.7 
             | 288.2 
             |   
          | 1994  
           | 1,371.6 
             | 1,068.5 
             | 31.4 
             | 30.8 
             | 241.0 
             | 1,144.1 
             | 227.5 
             | 138.5 
             | 305.2 
             | 585.5 
             | 342.4 
             |   
          | 1995  
           | 1,332.5 
             | 997.3 
             | 32.2 
             | 31.5 
             | 271.5 
             | 1,116.8 
             | 215.8 
             | 124.2 
             | 296.6 
             | 583.2 
             | 328.5 
             |   
          | 1996  
           | 1,425.6 
             | 1,069.5 
             | 33.6 
             | 32.2 
             | 290.3 
             | 1,200.0 
             | 225.6 
             | 136.9 
             | 317.8 
             | 623.4 
             | 347.4 
             |   
          | 1997  
           | 1,441.1 
             | 1,062.4 
             | 34.9 
             | 33.6 
             | 310.3 
             | 1,220.2 
             | 220.9 
             | 141.9 
             | 299.8 
             | 635.9 
             | 363.5 
             |   
          | 1998  
           | 1,612.3 
             | 1,187.6 
             | 33.2 
             | 36.0 
             | 355.5 
             | 1,377.9 
             | 234.4 
             | 159.4 
             | 327.2 
             | 724.5 
             | 401.2 
             |   
          | 1999  
           | 1,663.5 
             | 1,246.7 
             | 32.5 
             | 33.3 
             | 351.1 
             | 1,427.4 
             | 236.1 
             | 164.9 
             | 345.4 
             | 748.9 
             | 404.3 
             |   
          | 2000  
           | 1,592.3 
             | 1,198.1 
             | 30.6 
             | 34.3 
             | 329.3 
             | 1,364.9 
             | 227.3 
             | 165.1 
             | 323.8 
             | 701.9 
             | 401.5 
             |   
          | 2001  
           | 1,636.7
             | 1,235.6
             | 31.8
             | 34.2
             | 335.2
             | 1,410.4
             | 226.3
             | 159.8
             | 333.6
             | 730.3
             | 413.0
             |   
          | 2002 | 1,747.7 | 1,332.6 | 37.2 | 36.5  | 341.4 | 1,501.5 | 246.1 | 173.7 | 352.4  | 790.7 | 430.9 |   
          | Monthly Data (Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rates) 
             |   
          | 2002 |   |   
          | April  
           | 1,662 | 1,279 | 70 | 313 | NA | 165 | 333 | 752 | 412 |   
          | May  
           | 1,721 | 1,286 | 69 | 366 | NA | 181 | 345 | 769 | 426 |   
          | June  
           | 1,746 | 1,309 | 82 | 355 | NA | 173 | 349 | 808 | 416 |   
          | July  
           | 1,742 | 1,312 | 70 | 360 | NA | 179 | 354 | 798 | 411 |   
          | August  
           | 1,704 | 1,319 | 73 | 312 | NA | 165 | 346 | 773 | 420 |   
          | September  
           | 1,803 | 1,372 | 91 | 340 | NA | 181 | 368 | 786 | 468 |   
          | October  
           | 1,813 | 1,390 | 71 | 352 | NA | 173 | 364 | 800 | 476 |   
          | November  
           | 1,764 | 1,377 | 70 | 317 | NA | 161 | 340 | 776 | 487 |   
          | December  
           | 1,907 | 1,420 | 77 | 410 | NA | 180 | 394 | 869 | 464 |   
          | 2003  |  |   
          | January  
           | 1,777 | 1,406 | 87 | 284 | NA | 157 | 354 | 796 | 470 |   
          | February  
           | 1,786 | 1,319 | 78 | 389 | NA | 170 | 308 | 777 | 531 |   
          | March  
           | 1,688 | 1,311 | 71 | 306 | NA | 150 | 324 | 777 | 437 |   
          | April  
           | 1,724 | 1,332 | 82 | 310 | NA | 152 | 341 | 784 | 447 |   
          | May  
           | 1,803 | 1,349 | 84 | 370 | NA | 166 | 343 | 819 | 475 |   
          | June  
           | 1,817 | 1,421 | 73 | 323 | NA | 154 | 385 | 837 | 441 |  *Authorized 
        in Permit-Issuing Places.
 **Components may not add to totals 
        because of rounding. Units in thousands.
 
 Source: Census Bureau, Department of Commerce
 
 http://www.census.gov/ftp/pub/const/www/permitsindex.html
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