U.S. Housing Market Conditions, Third Quarter 2001: Historical Data, Table 13

Historical Data

Table 13. Builders' Views of Housing Market Activity: 1978–Present

Period	Housing Market Index	Sales of Single-Family Detached Homes		Prospective Buyer Traffic
Period	Housing Market Index	Current Activity	Future Expectations	Prospective Buyer Traffic
Annual Data
1978	NA	75	66	57
1979	NA	48	37	32
1980	NA	19	26	17
1981	NA	8	16	14
1982	NA	15	28	18
1983	NA	52	60	48
1984	NA	52	52	41
1985	55	58	62	47
1986	60	62	67	53
1987	56	60	60	45
1988	53	57	59	43
1989	48	50	58	37
1990	34	36	42	27
1991	36	36	49	29
1992	48	50	59	39
1993	59	62	68	49
1994	56	61	62	44
1995	47	50	56	35
1996	57	61	64	46
1997	57	60	66	45
1998	70	76	78	54
1999	73	80	80	54
2000	62	69	69	45
Monthly Data—Seasonally Adjusted
2000
July	58	64	67	41
August	61	67	68	44
September	61	66	72	44
October	63	69	72	46
November	65	71	72	46
December	58	63	63	42

2001
January	55	60	61	40
February	57	61	64	44
March	58	66	67	38
April	57	63	63	42
May	56	61	66	42
Jun	58	63	68	42
July	56	61	66	40
August	60	66	68	44
September	56	62	61	39
October	48	53	55	34

Source: National Association of Home Builders, Builders Economic Council Survey

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