|  Table 
        3. New Privately Owned Housing Units Under Construction: 1970-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  
           |   
          | 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  
           |  |   
          | April 
           | 1,007  
           | 683 
           | NA 
           | 291 
           | NA 
           | 117 
           | 197 
           | 431 
           | 262 
           |   
          | May 
           | 1,016  
           | 688 
           | NA 
           | 299 
           | NA 
           | 116 
           | 202 
           | 432 
           | 266 
           |   
          | June 
           | 1,013  
           | 688 
           | NA 
           | 295 
           | NA 
           | 113 
           | 206 
           | 428 
           | 266 
           |   
          | July 
           | 1,017  
           | 691 
           | NA 
           | 296 
           | NA 
           | 115 
           | 201 
           | 432 
           | 269 
           |   
          | August 
           | 1,009  
           | 691 
           | NA 
           | 289 
           | NA 
           | 118 
           | 201 
           | 424 
           | 266 
           |   
          | September 
           | 1,013  
           | 689 
           | NA 
           | 294 
           | NA 
           | 119 
           | 200 
           | 424 
           | 270 
           |   
          | October 
           | 1,008  
           | 681 
           | NA 
           | 294 
           | NA 
           | 119 
           | 198 
           | 425 
           | 266 
           |   
          | November 
           | 1,009  
           | 680 
           | NA 
           | 298 
           | NA 
           | 120 
           | 199 
           | 426 
           | 264 
           |   
          | December 
           | 997  
           | 671 
           | NA 
           | 297 
           | NA 
           | 117 
           | 202 
           | 416 
           | 262 
           |   
          | 2002 |  |   
          | January 
           | 1,004  
           | 675 
           | NA 
           | 299 
           | NA 
           | 114 
           | 205 
           | 422 
           | 263 
           |   
          | February 
           | 1,011  
           | 681 
           | NA 
           | 299 
           | NA 
           | 114 
           | 205 
           | 428 
           | 264 
           |   
          | March 
           | 1,015  
           | 676 
           | NA 
           | 306 
           | NA 
           | 118 
           | 203 
           | 431 
           | 263 
           |   
          | April 
           | 1,011  
           | 682 
           | NA 
           | 298 
           | NA 
           | 116 
           | 200 
           | 430 
           | 265 
           |   
          | May 
           | 1,011  
           | 682 
           | NA 
           | 301 
           | NA 
           | 116 
           | 198 
           | 430 
           | 267 
           |   
          | June 
           | 1,012  
           | 684 
           | NA 
           | 300 
           | NA 
           | 115 
           | 203 
           | 429 
           | 265 
           |  *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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