Historical Data

 

iconTable 6. New Single-Family Home Sales: 1970–Present*

 


Period		 Sold During Period For Sale at End of Period Months' Supply at Current U.S. Sales Rate
U.S. North-east Mid-west South West U.S. Northeast Midwest South West U.S.
Annual Data
1970 485 61 100 203 121 227 38 47 91 51 NA NA
1971 656 82 127 270 176 294 45 55 131 63 NA NA
1972 718 96 130 305 187 416 53 69 199 95 NA NA
1973 634 95 120 257 161 422 59 81 181 102 NA NA
1974 519 69 103 207 139 350 50 68 150 82 NA NA
1975 549 71 106 222 150 316 43 66 133 74 NA NA
1976 646 72 128 247 199 358 45 68 154 91 NA NA
1977 819 86 162 317 255 408 44 73 168 123 NA NA
1978 817 78 145 331 262 419 45 80 170 124 NA NA
1979 709 67 112 304 225 402 42 74 172 114 NA NA
1980 545 50 81 267 145 342 40 55 149 97 NA NA
1981 436 46 60 219 112 278 41 34 127 76 NA NA
1982 412 47 48 219 99 255 39 27 129 60 NA NA
1983 623 76 71 323 152 304 42 33 149 79 NA NA
1984 639 94 76 309 160 358 55 41 177 85 NA NA
1985 688 112 82 323 171 350 66 34 172 79 NA NA
1986 750 136 96 322 196 361 88 32 153 87 NA NA
1987 671 117 97 271 186 370 103 39 149 79 NA NA
1988 676 101 97 276 202 371 112 43 133 82 NA NA
1989 650 86 102 260 202 366 108 41 123 93 NA NA
1990 534 71 89 225 149 321 77 42 105 97 NA NA
1991 509 57 93 215 144 284 62 41 97 83 NA NA
1992 860 64 150 433 213 314 27 69 146 71 308 4.4
1993 937 67 176 483 211 313 27 70 144 72
309
4.0
1994 988 70 164 477 277 310 28 70 142 69
307
3.7
1995 667 55 125 300 187 374 62 69 158 86 NA NA
1996 757 74 137 337 209 326 38 67 146 74 NA NA
1997 804 78 140 363 223 287 26 65 127 69 NA NA
1998 886 81 164 398 243 300 28 63 142 68 NA NA
1999 880 76 168 395 242 315 28 64 153 70 NA NA
2000 877 71 155 406 244 301 28 65 146 62 NA NA
2001 908 66 164 439 239 310 28 70 142 69 NA NA
2002
974
65
187
450
273
343
36
76
161
70
NA NA
Monthly Data
(Seasonally Adjusted)
      (Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rates)
 (Not Seasonally Adjusted)
2002  
January
 870 70 180 390 230 313 27 71 145 70
310
4.4
February
 937 67 172 439 259 309 26 70 146 67
314
4.0
March
 915 65 149 426 275 307 26 72 147 63
316
4.2
April
 932 58 169 436 269 320 28 75 153 65
324
4.2
May
 974 71 178 439 286 327 30 75 156 66
329
4.1
June
 947 68 158 434 287 328 30 77 157 64
329
4.2
July
 958 61 188 458 251 333 31 77 159 66 331 4.2
August
1,047 53 208 502 284 333 32 78 157 66 331 3.9
September
1,056 95 199 485 277 332 31 79 157 66 332 3.8
October 1,001 60 186 458 297 342 33 82 159 68 336 4.1
November 1,002 57 214 463 288 342 35 80 159 68 340 4.1
Deccember 1,076 57 280 469 270 343 36 76 161 70 340 3.8
2003  
January 975 92 160 453 270 348 36 76 164 72 344 4.2
February 943 57 182 434 270 339 35 71 163 70 344 4.4
March 1,012 104 134 503 271 330 31 74 159 67 339 4.1

*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, HUD

http://www.census.gov/const/www/newressalesindex.html


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