Historical Data

 

iconTable 3. New Privately Owned Housing Units Under Construction: 1969-Present*

 


Period


Total

In Structures With

MSAs

Regions

1 Unit

2 Units

3 and 4 units

5 Units or More

Inside

Outside

North-east

Mid-west

South

West

Annual Data

1969

884.8

349.6

23.0

26.2

486.0

NA

NA

158.7

210.5

335.2

180.3

1970

922.0

381.1

22.8

27.3

490.8

NA

NA

197.1

189.3

359.2

176.4

1971

1,254.0

504.9

26.7

37.8

684.6

NA

NA

236.6

278.5

494.4

244.4

1972

1,542.1

612.5

36.4

46.4

846.8

NA

NA

264.4

306.8

669.1

301.8

1973

1,454.4

521.7

31.0

48.0

853.6

NA

NA

239.4

293.1

650.2

271.7

1974

1000.8

441.1

19.4

29.1

511.3

NA

NA

178.0

218.8

418.9

185.1

1975

794.3

447.5

20.1

27.4

299.4

563.2

231.1

130.2

195.1

298.1

171.0

1976

922.0

562.6

22.7

31.8

304.9

658.5

263.5

125.4

232.1

333.3

231.2

1977

1,208.0

729.8

34.0

44.9

399.3

862.5

345.5

145.5

284.6

457.3

320.6

1978

1,310.2

764.5

36.1

47.3

462.2

968.0

342.2

158.3

309.2

497.6

345.2

1979

1,140.1

638.7

31.3

46.7

423.4

820.1

320.0

146.7

232.5

449.3

311.6

1980

896.1

514.5

28.3

40.3

313.1

620.9

275.2

120.1

171.4

376.7

227.9

1981

682.4

381.7

16.5

29.0

255.3

458.9

223.5

103.2

109.7

299.7

169.8

1982

720.0

399.7

16.5

24.9

278.9

511.7

208.3

98.6

112.4

344.0

165.0

1983

1,002.8

523.9

19.0

39.1

420.8

757.8

245.0

120.8

122.6

520.6

238.8

1984

1,050.5

556.0

20.9

42.5

431.0

814.1

236.4

152.5

137.3

488.9

271.7

1985

1,062.5

538.6

20.6

34.9

468.4

885.1

177.4

186.6

143.8

437.5

294.7

1986

1,073.5

583.1

19.3

28.4

442.7

899.7

173.8

218.9

165.7

387.3

301.5

1987

987.3

590.6

17.3

22.5

356.9

820.6

166.7

221.7

158.7

342.5

264.4

1988

919.4

569.6

16.1

24.1

309.5

757.5

161.9

201.6

148.1

308.2

261.6

1989

850.3

535.1

11.9

25.1

278.1

686.7

163.6

158.8

145.5

282.1

263.9

1990

711.4

449.1

10.9

15.1

236.3

553.9

157.5

121.6

133.4

242.3

214.1

1991

606.3

433.5

9.1

14.5

149.2

458.4

147.9

103.9

122.4

208.5

171.6

1992

612.4

472.7

5.6

11.3

122.8

453.1

159.4

81.4

137.8

228.4

164.8

1993

680.1

543.0

6.5

12.4

118.2

521.0

159.1

89.3

154.4

265.4

170.9

1994

762.2

557.8

9.1

12.9

182.5

597.6

164.5

96.3

173.5

312.1

180.3

1995

775.9

547.2

8.4

12.7

207.7

620.1

155.8

86.3

172.0

331.4

186.3

1996

792.3

550.0

9.0

19.1

214.3

629.9

162.4

85.2

178.0

337.6

191.4

1997

846.7

554.6

11.2

20.7

260.2

684.4

163.2

87.1

181.9

364.8

213.0

1998

970.8

659.1

8.3

20.5

282.9

794.8

176.0

98.5

201.2

428.5

242.6

1999

952.8

647.6

9.0

12.1

284.1

786.1

166.6

103.5

202.5

422.3

224.5

2000

933.8

623.4

10.2

19.5

280.7

759.8

173.9

110.0

186.6

397.6

239.5

2001

959.4

638.3

11.8

16.7

292.6

790.6

168.7

116.1

195.9

396.5

250.9

Monthly Data (Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rates)

2001

 

January

985

669

NA

284

NA

110

194

426

255

February

989

675

NA

283

NA

111

195

427

256

March

1,002

676

NA

293

NA

114

199

429

260

April

1,006

682

NA

291

NA

116

197

431

262

May

1,016

688

NA

299

NA

115

202

432

267

June

1,012

688

NA

294

NA

112

206

428

266

July

1,019

693

NA

296

NA

116

200

433

270

August

1,009
691
NA
289
NA
118
200
425
266

September

1,015
691
NA
294
NA
120
200
425
270

October

1,009
682
NA
294
NA
119
199
425
266

November

1,008

680

NA
297
NA

120

200

425

263

December

998

673

NA
296
NA

118

202

416

262

2002                  

January

1,005

674

NA

300

NA

115

206

422

262

February

1,013

682

NA

299

NA

114

206

428

265

March

1,012

677

NA

301

NA

115

205

430

262

*Components may not add to totals because of rounding. Units in thousands.

Sources: Census Bureau, Department of Commerce; and Office of Policy Development and Research, Department of Housing and Urban Development

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