Permits*

Permits for construction of new housing units were down a statistically insignificant 2 percent in the third quarter of 2000 at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,501,000 units, and were down 8 percent from the third quarter of 1999. One-unit permits, at 1,134,000 units, were down a statistically insignificant 1 percent from the level of the previous quarter and down 8 percent from a year earlier. Multifamily permits (5 or more units in structure), at 306,000 units, were 6 percent below the second quarter of 2000 and 8 percent below the third quarter of 1999.

*Components may not add to totals because of rounding. Units in thousands. **This change is not statistically significant. Source: Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce

Starts*

Construction starts of new housing units in the third quarter of 2000 totaled 1,527,000 units at a seasonally adjusted annual rate, a statistically insignificant 5 percent below the second quarter of 2000 and 8 percent below the third quarter of 1999. Single-family starts, at 1,228,000 units, were a statistically insignificant 3 percent lower than the previous quarter and a statistically insignificant 6 percent below the year before. Multifamily starts totaled 260,000 units, a statistically insignificant 16 percent below the previous quarter and a statistically insignificant 11 percent below the same quarter in 1999.

*Components may not add to totals because of rounding. Units in thousands. **This change is not statistically significant. Source: Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce

Under Construction*

Housing units under construction at the end of the third quarter of 2000 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,011,000 units, a statistically insignificant 1 percent below the previous quarter and a statistically insignificant 1 percent below the third quarter of 1999. Single-family units stood at 688,000, a statistically insignificant 1 percent below the previous quarter and a statistically insignificant 2 percent below the third quarter of 1999. Multifamily units were at 296,000 units, down a statistically insignificant 3 percent from the previous quarter but unchanged from the third quarter of 1999.

*Components may not add to totals because of rounding. Units in thousands. **This change is not statistically significant. Sources: Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce; and Office of Policy Development and Research, Department of Housing and Urban Development

Completions*

Housing units completed in the third quarter of 2000, at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,565,000 units, were down a statistically insignificant 4 percent from the previous quarter and down 3 percent from the same quarter of 1999. Single-family completions, at 1,236,000 units, were down a statistically insignificant 6 percent from the previous quarter and down 3 percent from the rate of a year earlier. Multifamily completions, at 305,000 units, were a statistically insignificant 5 percent above the previous quarter and a statistically insignificant 1 percent above the same quarter of 1999.

*Components may not add to totals because of rounding. Units in thousands. **This change is not statistically significant. Sources: Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce; and Office of Policy Development and Research, Department of Housing and Urban Development

Manufactured (Mobile) Home Shipments*

Shipments of new manufactured (mobile) homes were at a seasonally adjusted rate of 266,000 units in the second quarter of 2000, which is 10 percent below the previous quarter and 27 percent below the rate of a year earlier.

*Units in thousands. These are HUD-code homes only and do not include manufactured housing units built to meet local building codes, which are included in housing starts figures. Source: National Conference of States on Building Codes and Standards