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
|
|
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
|
1,014
|
683
|
NA
|
303
|
NA
|
117
|
201
|
428
|
268
|
June
|
1,017
|
685
|
NA
|
304
|
NA
|
118
|
206
|
430
|
263
|
July
|
1,025
|
694
|
NA
|
302
|
NA
|
121
|
211
|
429
|
264
|
August
|
1,018
|
688
|
NA
|
302
|
NA
|
120
|
209
|
431
|
258
|
September
|
1,036
|
700
|
NA
|
308
|
NA
|
124
|
211
|
441
|
260
|
*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
http://www.census.gov/const/www/newresconstindex.html
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