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        Table 
        26. Rental Vacancy Rates: 1979Present 
        
      
         
          | Period | 
            | 
           
            Regions  | 
          Units 
            in Structure | 
         
         
          |  
            All Rental Units  | 
           
            Inside MSAs  | 
           
            In Central Cities  | 
           
            Suburbs  | 
           
            Outside MSAs  | 
           
            North-east  | 
           
            Mid-west  | 
           
            South  | 
           
            West  | 
           
            One  | 
           
            Two or More  | 
           
            Five or More  | 
         
         
          |  
            Annual Data  | 
         
         
          | 1979 | 
          5.4 
             | 
          5.4 
             | 
          5.7 
             | 
          5.1 
             | 
          5.4 
             | 
          4.5 
             | 
          5.7 
             | 
          6.1 
             | 
          5.3 
             | 
          3.2 
             | 
          6.6 
             | 
          7.6 
             | 
         
         
          | 1980 | 
          5.4 
             | 
          5.2 
             | 
          5.4 
             | 
          4.8 
             | 
          6.1 
             | 
          4.2 
             | 
          6.0 
             | 
          6.0 
             | 
          5.2 
             | 
          3.4 
             | 
          6.4 
             | 
          7.1 
             | 
         
         
          | 1981 | 
          5.0 
             | 
          4.8 
             | 
          5.0 
             | 
          4.6 
             | 
          5.7 
             | 
          3.7 
             | 
          5.9 
             | 
          5.4 
             | 
          5.1 
             | 
          3.3 
             | 
          6.0 
             | 
          6.4 
             | 
         
         
          | 1982 | 
          5.3 
             | 
          5.0 
             | 
          5.3 
             | 
          4.6 
             | 
          6.2 
             | 
          3.7 
             | 
          6.3 
             | 
          5.8 
             | 
          5.4 
             | 
          3.6 
             | 
          6.2 
             | 
          6.5 
             | 
         
         
          | 1983 | 
          5.7 
             | 
          5.5 
             | 
          6.0 
             | 
          4.8 
             | 
          6.3 
             | 
          4.0 
             | 
          6.1 
             | 
          6.9 
             | 
          5.2 
             | 
          3.7 
             | 
          6.7 
             | 
          7.1 
             | 
         
         
          | 1984 | 
          5.9 
             | 
          5.7 
             | 
          6.2 
             | 
          5.1 
             | 
          6.4 
             | 
          3.7 
             | 
          5.9 
             | 
          7.9 
             | 
          5.2 
             | 
          3.8 
             | 
          7.0 
             | 
          7.5 
             | 
         
         
          | 1985 | 
          6.5 
             | 
          6.3 
             | 
          6.6 
             | 
          6.0 
             | 
          7.1 
             | 
          3.5 
             | 
          5.9 
             | 
          9.1 
             | 
          6.2 
             | 
          3.8 
             | 
          7.9 
             | 
          8.8 
             | 
         
         
          | 1986 | 
          7.3 
             | 
          7.2 
             | 
          7.6 
             | 
          6.6 
             | 
          8.2 
             | 
          3.9 
             | 
          6.9 
             | 
          10.1 
             | 
          7.1 
             | 
          3.9 
             | 
          9.2 
             | 
          10.4 
             | 
         
         
          | 1987 | 
          7.7 
             | 
          7.7 
             | 
          8.3 
             | 
          6.9 
             | 
          7.8 
             | 
          4.1 
             | 
          6.8 
             | 
          10.9 
             | 
          7.3 
             | 
          4.0 
             | 
          9.7 
             | 
          11.2 
             | 
         
         
          | 1988 | 
          7.7 
             | 
          7.8 
             | 
          8.4 
             | 
          7.0 
             | 
          7.3 
             | 
          4.8 
             | 
          6.9 
             | 
          10.1 
             | 
          7.7 
             | 
          3.6 
             | 
          9.8 
             | 
          11.4 
             | 
         
         
          | 1989 | 
          7.4 
             | 
          7.4 
             | 
          7.9 
             | 
          6.6 
             | 
          7.7 
             | 
          4.7 
             | 
          6.8 
             | 
          9.7 
             | 
          7.1 
             | 
          4.2 
             | 
          9.2 
             | 
          10.1 
             | 
         
         
          | 1990 | 
          7.2 
             | 
          7.1 
             | 
          7.8 
             | 
          6.3 
             | 
          7.6 
             | 
          6.1 
             | 
          6.4 
             | 
          8.8 
             | 
          6.6 
             | 
          4.0 
             | 
          9.0 
             | 
          9.5 
             | 
         
         
          | 1991 | 
          7.4 
             | 
          7.5 
             | 
          8.0 
             | 
          6.8 
             | 
          7.3 
             | 
          6.9 
             | 
          6.7 
             | 
          8.9 
             | 
          6.5 
             | 
          3.9 
             | 
          9.4 
             | 
          10.4 
             | 
         
         
          | 1992 | 
          7.4 
             | 
          7.4 
             | 
          8.3 
             | 
          6.4 
             | 
          7.0 
             | 
          6.9 
             | 
          6.7 
             | 
          8.2 
             | 
          7.1 
             | 
          3.9 
             | 
          9.3 
             | 
          10.1 
             | 
         
         
          | 1993 | 
          7.3 
             | 
          7.5 
             | 
          8.2 
             | 
          6.6 
             | 
          6.5 
             | 
          7.0 
             | 
          6.6 
             | 
          7.9 
             | 
          7.4 
             | 
          3.8 
             | 
          9.5 
             | 
          10.3 
             | 
         
         
          | 1994 | 
          7.4 
             | 
          7.3 
             | 
          8.1 
             | 
          6.4 
             | 
          7.7 
             | 
          7.1 
             | 
          6.8 
             | 
          8.0 
             | 
          7.1 
             | 
          5.2 
             | 
          9.0 
             | 
          9.8 
             | 
         
         
          | 1995 | 
          7.6 
             | 
          7.6 
             | 
          8.4 
             | 
          6.6 
             | 
          7.9 
             | 
          7.2 
             | 
          7.2 
             | 
          8.3 
             | 
          7.5 
             | 
          5.4 
             | 
          9.0 
             | 
          9.5 
             | 
         
         
          | 1996 | 
          7.8 
             | 
          7.7 
             | 
          8.2 
             | 
          7.0 
             | 
          8.7 
             | 
          7.4 
             | 
          7.9 
             | 
          8.6 
             | 
          7.2 
             | 
          5.5 
             | 
          9.3 
             | 
          9.6 
             | 
         
         
          | 1997 | 
          7.7 
             | 
          7.5 
             | 
          8.1 
             | 
          6.9 
             | 
          8.8 
             | 
          6.7 
             | 
          8.0 
             | 
          9.1 
             | 
          6.6 
             | 
          5.8 
             | 
          9.0 
             | 
          9.1 
             | 
         
         
          | 1998 | 
          7.9 
             | 
          7.7 
             | 
          8.2 
             | 
          7.1 
             | 
          9.2 
             | 
          6.7 
             | 
          7.9 
             | 
          9.6 
             | 
          6.7 
             | 
          6.3 
             | 
          9.0 
             | 
          9.4 
             | 
         
         
          | 1999 | 
          8.1 
             | 
          7.8 
             | 
          8.4 
             | 
          7.2 
             | 
          9.6 
             | 
          6.3 
             | 
          8.6 
             | 
          10.3 
             | 
          6.2 
             | 
          7.3 
             | 
          8.7 
             | 
          8.7 
             | 
         
         
          | 2000 | 
          8.0 
             | 
          7.7 
             | 
          8.2 
             | 
          7.2 
             | 
          9.5 
             | 
          5.6 
             | 
          8.8 
             | 
          10.5 
             | 
          5.8 
             | 
          7.0 
             | 
          8.7 
             | 
          9.2 | 
         
         
          | 2001 | 
          8.4 
             | 
          8.0 
             | 
          8.6 
             | 
          7.4 
             | 
          10.4 
             | 
          5.3 
             | 
          9.7 
             | 
          11.1 
             | 
          6.2 
             | 
          7.9 
             | 
          8.9 
             | 
          9.6 
             | 
         
         
          |  
            Quarterly Data  | 
         
        
         
          |  
             2001 
           | 
            | 
         
         
          |  
             4th Quarter 
           | 
          8.8 
             | 
          8.4 
             | 
          9.0 
             | 
          7.8 
             | 
          10.5 
             | 
          5.4 
             | 
          10.3 
             | 
          11.5 
             | 
          6.6 
             | 
          8.3 
             | 
          9.2 
             | 
          10.0 
             | 
         
         
          |  
             2002 
           | 
            | 
         
         
          |  
             1st Quarter 
           | 
          9.1 
             | 
          9.0 
             | 
          9.5 
             | 
          8.4 
             | 
          10.0 
             | 
          5.8 
             | 
          10.3 
             | 
          11.9 
             | 
          7.0 
             | 
          7.9 
             | 
          10.0 
             | 
          10.8 
             | 
         
         
          |  
             2nd Quarter 
           | 
          8.5 
             | 
          8.2 
             | 
          8.6 
             | 
          7.7 
             | 
          10.2 
             | 
          5.6 
             | 
          9.7 
             | 
          10.7 
             | 
          6.7 
             | 
          7.4 
             | 
          9.3 
             | 
          10.4 
             | 
         
         
          |  
             3rd Quarter 
           | 
          9.1 | 
          8.7 
             | 
          9.5 
             | 
          7.8 
             | 
          11.0 
             | 
          6.0 
             | 
          10.3 
             | 
          11.6 
             | 
          6.9 
             | 
          8.5 
             | 
          9.6 
             | 
          10.4 
             | 
         
         
          | 4th 
            Quarter | 
          9.4 
             | 
          9.1 
             | 
          9.3 
             | 
          8.9 
             | 
          11.0 
             | 
          5.6 
             | 
          10.2 
             | 
          12.9 
             | 
          7.0 
             | 
          8.7 
             | 
          10.0 | 
          10.5 
             | 
         
       
      Source: Census Bureau, Department 
        of Commerce 
         
        http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/hvs.html 
        (See tables 2 and 3) 
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