[Economic Report of the President (1998)] [Administration of William J. Clinton] [Online through the Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov] Table B-55.--New construction activity, 1959-97 [Value put in place, billions of dollars; monthly data at seasonally adjusted annual rates] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Private construction Public construction ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Residential Nonresidential buildings and other new buildings\1\ construction\1\ Year or month construc- ------------------------------------------------------- State tion Total New Com- Total Federal and Total\2\ housing Total mer- Indus- Other\4\ local\5\ units cial\3\ trial -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1959............................................. 55.4 39.3 24.3 19.2 15.1 3.9 2.1 9.0 16.1 3.7 12.3 1960............................................. 54.7 38.9 23.0 17.3 15.9 4.2 2.9 8.9 15.9 3.6 12.2 1961............................................. 56.4 39.3 23.1 17.1 16.2 4.7 2.8 8.7 17.1 3.9 13.3 1962............................................. 60.2 42.3 25.2 19.4 17.2 5.1 2.8 9.2 17.9 3.9 14.0 1963............................................. 64.8 45.5 27.9 21.7 17.6 5.0 2.9 9.7 19.4 4.0 15.4 New series 1964............................................. 75.1 54.9 30.5 24.1 24.4 7.9 5.0 11.5 20.2 3.7 16.5 1965............................................. 81.9 60.0 30.2 23.8 29.7 9.4 7.2 13.1 21.9 3.9 18.0 1966............................................. 85.8 61.9 28.6 21.8 33.3 9.4 9.3 14.6 23.8 3.8 20.0 1967............................................. 87.2 61.8 28.7 21.5 33.1 9.3 8.4 15.4 25.4 3.3 22.1 1968............................................. 96.8 69.4 34.2 26.7 35.2 10.4 8.5 16.3 27.4 3.2 24.2 1969............................................. 104.9 77.2 37.2 29.2 39.9 12.5 9.6 17.8 27.8 3.2 24.6 1970............................................. 105.9 78.0 35.9 27.1 42.1 13.0 9.3 19.8 27.9 3.1 24.8 1971............................................. 122.4 92.7 48.5 38.7 44.2 15.3 7.8 21.1 29.7 3.8 25.9 1972............................................. 139.1 109.1 60.7 50.1 48.4 18.8 6.7 22.9 30.0 4.2 25.8 1973............................................. 153.8 121.4 65.1 54.6 56.3 21.7 9.0 25.6 32.3 4.7 27.6 1974............................................. 155.2 117.0 56.0 43.4 61.1 21.7 11.5 27.9 38.1 5.1 33.0 1975............................................. 152.6 109.3 51.6 36.3 57.8 17.2 11.7 28.9 43.3 6.1 37.2 1976............................................. 172.1 128.2 68.3 50.8 59.9 17.0 10.5 32.4 44.0 6.8 37.2 1977............................................. 200.5 157.4 92.0 72.2 65.4 19.7 11.3 34.5 43.1 7.1 36.0 1978............................................. 239.9 189.7 109.8 85.6 79.9 24.7 16.2 39.0 50.1 8.1 42.0 1979............................................. 272.9 216.2 116.4 89.3 99.8 34.0 22.0 43.7 56.6 8.6 48.1 1980............................................. 273.9 210.3 100.4 69.6 109.9 41.7 20.5 47.7 63.6 9.6 54.0 1981............................................. 289.1 224.4 99.2 69.4 125.1 48.7 25.4 51.0 64.7 10.4 54.3 1982............................................. 279.3 216.3 84.7 57.0 131.6 53.9 26.1 51.6 63.1 10.0 53.1 1983............................................. 311.6 248.1 125.5 94.6 122.6 53.4 19.5 49.8 63.5 10.6 52.9 1984............................................. 369.0 298.8 153.8 113.8 144.9 71.6 20.9 52.4 70.2 11.2 59.0 1985............................................. 401.4 323.6 158.5 114.7 165.1 88.1 24.1 52.9 77.8 12.0 65.8 1986............................................. 429.9 345.3 187.1 133.2 158.2 84.0 21.0 53.2 84.6 12.4 72.2 1987............................................. 441.6 351.0 194.7 139.9 156.3 83.2 21.2 52.0 90.6 14.1 76.6 1988............................................. 455.6 360.9 198.1 138.9 162.8 86.4 23.2 53.2 94.7 12.3 82.5 1989............................................. 469.8 371.6 196.6 139.2 175.1 89.2 28.8 57.1 98.2 12.2 86.0 1990............................................. 468.5 361.1 182.9 128.0 178.2 85.8 33.6 58.8 107.5 12.1 95.4 1991............................................. 424.2 314.1 157.8 110.6 156.2 62.2 31.4 62.6 110.1 12.8 97.3 1992............................................. 452.1 336.2 187.8 129.6 148.4 53.2 29.0 66.2 115.8 14.4 101.5 1993............................................. 478.6 362.7 210.5 144.1 152.2 57.9 26.5 67.8 116.0 14.4 101.5 1994............................................. 519.9 399.4 238.9 167.9 160.5 64.4 28.9 67.2 120.5 14.4 106.1 1995............................................. 534.1 406.8 230.7 162.9 176.1 75.4 32.5 68.2 127.3 15.9 111.4 1996............................................. 568.6 437.1 247.2 179.4 189.9 86.7 32.1 71.1 131.5 15.6 115.9 1997 p........................................... 600.7 461.9 260.2 185.5 201.8 93.6 30.6 77.5 138.8 15.3 123.4 1996: Jan........................................ 550.7 420.3 237.4 171.1 182.9 79.3 33.4 70.2 130.4 15.7 114.8 Feb........................................ 546.1 421.7 239.3 173.5 182.5 80.1 32.1 70.3 124.3 15.7 108.6 Mar........................................ 548.6 421.2 243.0 176.5 178.3 79.5 31.4 67.5 127.3 15.4 111.9 Apr........................................ 562.9 431.1 248.8 181.4 182.3 83.1 31.9 67.3 131.8 16.2 115.7 May........................................ 562.3 428.5 249.7 181.8 178.8 82.7 30.2 65.9 133.8 16.2 117.6 June....................................... 568.2 438.6 250.2 182.4 188.4 87.9 32.0 68.5 129.6 15.3 114.3 July....................................... 567.0 436.8 249.4 181.2 187.4 85.8 30.5 71.1 130.2 14.9 115.2 Aug........................................ 571.0 443.6 249.2 181.1 194.3 90.5 31.0 72.9 127.4 14.4 113.0 Sept....................................... 580.0 444.4 249.0 180.6 195.4 89.4 32.8 73.2 135.6 16.9 118.7 Oct........................................ 584.1 449.0 247.9 179.9 201.1 92.5 34.7 73.8 135.2 15.5 119.7 Nov........................................ 586.2 448.9 248.3 180.0 200.6 93.2 33.2 74.2 137.3 16.0 121.3 Dec........................................ 579.1 447.0 247.9 179.1 199.1 92.2 30.8 76.2 132.1 14.1 117.9 1997: Jan........................................ 577.1 444.4 246.7 178.3 197.7 94.9 31.9 70.9 132.7 14.8 118.0 Feb........................................ 592.4 452.0 251.4 183.4 200.6 96.0 32.2 72.5 140.3 15.9 124.4 Mar........................................ 593.9 452.7 254.0 184.1 198.8 94.0 30.5 74.2 141.2 14.9 126.3 Apr........................................ 596.9 457.6 259.9 185.2 197.7 89.0 29.3 79.4 139.3 14.7 124.6 May........................................ 595.8 459.9 259.7 185.3 200.2 91.8 30.5 77.9 135.9 14.1 121.8 June....................................... 594.2 456.9 257.3 182.8 199.7 92.3 31.0 76.3 137.3 14.1 123.2 July....................................... 603.0 464.3 258.8 182.9 205.5 96.0 31.8 77.7 138.7 14.9 123.8 Aug........................................ 603.7 465.2 260.0 183.8 205.3 94.7 31.5 79.1 138.4 14.6 123.9 Sept....................................... 605.7 468.8 263.8 186.7 205.0 93.9 30.7 80.5 136.9 15.5 121.4 Oct ....................................... 611.8 469.6 265.7 189.9 203.9 94.3 30.0 79.6 142.2 16.8 125.4 Nov ....................................... 611.3 469.4 268.1 190.1 201.3 92.4 29.4 79.4 141.9 17.1 124.9 Dec p...................................... 611.8 472.9 271.9 193.5 200.9 93.8 28.1 79.0 138.9 16.9 121.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ Beginning 1960, farm residential buildings included in residential buildings; prior to 1960, included in nonresidential buildings and other construction. \2\ Includes residential improvements, not shown separately. Prior to 1964, also includes nonhousekeeping units (hotels, motels, etc.). \3\ Office buildings, warehouses, stores, restaurants, garages, etc., and, beginning 1964, hotels and motels; prior to 1964 hotels and motels are included in total residential. \4\ Religious, educational, hospital and institutional, miscellaneous nonresidential, farm (see also footnote 1), public utilities (telecommunications, gas, electric, railroad, and petroleum pipelines), and all other private. \5\ Includes Federal grants-in-aid for State and local projects. Source: Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.