U.S. Housing Market Conditions, First Quarter 2003: Historical Data, Table 13

Historical Data

Table 13. Builders' Views of Housing Market Activity: 1979–Present

Period	Housing Market Index	Sales of Single-Family Detached Homes		Prospective Buyer Traffic
Period	Housing Market Index	Current Activity	Future Expectations	Prospective Buyer Traffic
Annual Data
1979	NA	48	37	32
1980	NA	19	26	17
1981	NA	8	16	14
1982	NA	15	28	18
1983	NA	52	60	48
1984	NA	52	52	41
1985	55	58	62	47
1986	60	62	67	53
1987	56	60	60	45
1988	53	57	59	43
1989	48	50	58	37
1990	34	36	42	27
1991	36	36	49	29
1992	48	50	59	39
1993	59	62	68	49
1994	56	61	62	44
1995	47	50	56	35
1996	57	61	64	46
1997	57	60	66	45
1998	70	76	78	54
1999	73	80	80	54
2000	62	69	69	45
2001	56	61	63	41
2002	61	66	69	46
Monthly Data—Seasonally Adjusted
2002
January	60	64	66	50
February	58	62	67	46
March	60	65	70	45
April	61	65	70	46
May	60	65	68	43
June	60	65	68	44
July	61	65	69	48
August	55	59	66	42
September	63	67	72	50
October	63	69	68	47
November	64	71	70	48
December	65	72	69	48
2003
January	64	69	68	51
February	62	69	66	43
March	52	59	56	35
April	52	58	62	35

Source: National Association of Home Builders, Builders Economic Council Survey

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