[Economic Report of the President (1998)] [Administration of William J. Clinton] [Online through the Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov] Table B-56.--New housing units started and authorized, 1959-97 [Thousands of units; monthly data at seasonally adjusted annual rates] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- New housing units started New private housing units authorized ----------------------------------------------------------- \2\ Private and Private (farm and nonfarm)\1\ --------------------------------------- public\1\ -------------------------------------- Type of structure Year or month --------------------- Type of structure ---------------------------- ---------------------------- Total Total 5 units Total 2 to 4 5 units (farm and Nonfarm 1 unit 2 to 4 or 1 unit units or nonfarm) units more more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1959................................................. 1,553.7 1,531.3 1,517.0 1,234.0 (1)282.9 1,208.3 938.3 77.1 192.9 1960................................................. 1,296.1 1,274.0 1,252.2 994.7 (1)257.5 998.0 746.1 64.6 187.4 1961................................................. 1,365.0 1,336.8 1,313.0 974.3 (1)338.7 1,064.2 722.8 67.6 273.8 1962................................................. 1,492.5 1,468.7 1,462.9 991.4 (1)471.5 1,186.6 716.2 87.1 383.3 1963................................................. 1,634.9 1,614.8 1,603.2 1,012.4 (1)590.7 1,334.7 750.2 118.9 465.6 1964................................................. 1,561.0 1,534.0 1,528.8 970.5 108.4 450.0 1,285.8 720.1 100.8 464.9 1965................................................. 1,509.7 1,487.5 1,472.8 963.7 86.6 422.5 1,239.8 709.9 84.8 445.1 1966................................................. 1,195.8 1,172.8 1,164.9 778.6 61.1 325.1 971.9 563.2 61.0 347.7 1967................................................. 1,321.9 1,298.8 1,291.6 843.9 71.6 376.1 1,141.0 650.6 73.0 417.5 1968................................................. 1,545.4 1,521.4 1,507.6 899.4 80.9 527.3 1,353.4 694.7 84.3 574.4 1969................................................. 1,499.5 1,482.3 1,466.8 810.6 85.0 571.2 1,323.7 625.9 85.2 612.7 1970................................................. 1,469.0 (\3\) 1,433.6 812.9 84.8 535.9 1,351.5 646.8 88.1 616.7 1971................................................. 2,084.5 (\3\) 2,052.2 1,151.0 120.3 780.9 1,924.6 906.1 132.9 885.7 1972................................................. 2,378.5 (\3\) 2,356.6 1,309.2 141.3 906.2 2,218.9 1,033.1 148.6 1,037.2 1973................................................. 2,057.5 (\3\) 2,045.3 1,132.0 118.3 795.0 1,819.5 882.1 117.0 820.5 1974................................................. 1,352.5 (\3\) 1,337.7 888.1 68.1 381.6 1,074.4 643.8 64.3 366.2 1975................................................. 1,171.4 (\3\) 1,160.4 892.2 64.0 204.3 939.2 675.5 63.9 199.8 1976................................................. 1,547.6 (\3\) 1,537.5 1,162.4 85.9 289.2 1,296.2 893.6 93.1 309.5 1977................................................. 2,001.7 (\3\) 1,987.1 1,450.9 121.7 414.4 1,690.0 1,126.1 121.3 442.7 1978................................................. 2,036.1 (\3\) 2,020.3 1,433.3 125.0 462.0 1,800.5 1,182.6 130.6 487.3 1979................................................. 1,760.0 (\3\) 1,745.1 1,194.1 122.0 429.0 1,551.8 981.5 125.4 444.8 1980................................................. 1,312.6 (\3\) 1,292.2 852.2 109.5 330.5 1,190.6 710.4 114.5 365.7 1981................................................. 1,100.3 (\3\) 1,084.2 705.4 91.1 287.7 985.5 564.3 101.8 319.4 1982................................................. 1,072.1 (\3\) 1,062.2 662.6 80.0 319.6 1,000.5 546.4 88.3 365.8 1983................................................. 1,712.5 (\3\) 1,703.0 1,067.6 113.5 522.0 1,605.2 901.5 133.6 570.1 1984................................................. 1,755.8 (\3\) 1,749.5 1,084.2 121.4 544.0 1,681.8 922.4 142.6 616.8 1985................................................. 1,745.0 (\3\) 1,741.8 1,072.4 93.4 576.1 1,733.3 956.6 120.1 656.6 1986................................................. 1,807.1 (\3\) 1,805.4 1,179.4 84.0 542.0 1,769.4 1,077.6 108.4 583.5 1987................................................. 1,622.7 (\3\) 1,620.5 1,146.4 65.3 408.7 1,534.8 1,024.4 89.3 421.1 1988................................................. (\4\) (\3\) 1,488.1 1,081.3 58.8 348.0 1,455.6 993.8 75.7 386.1 1989................................................. (\4\) (\3\) 1,376.1 1,003.3 55.2 317.6 1,338.4 931.7 67.0 339.8 1990................................................. (\4\) (\3\) 1,192.7 894.8 37.5 260.4 1,110.8 793.9 54.3 262.6 1991................................................. (\4\) (\3\) 1,013.9 840.4 35.6 137.9 948.8 753.5 43.1 152.1 1992................................................. (\4\) (\3\) 1,199.7 1,029.9 30.7 139.0 1,094.9 910.7 45.8 138.4 1993................................................. (\4\) (\3\) 1,287.6 1,125.7 29.4 132.6 1,199.1 986.5 52.3 160.2 1994 ................................................ (\4\) (\3\) 1,457.0 1,198.4 35.0 223.5 1,371.6 1,068.5 62.2 241.0 1995 ................................................ (\4\) (\3\) 1,354.1 1,076.2 33.7 244.1 1,332.5 997.3 63.7 271.5 1996................................................. (\4\) (\3\) 1,476.8 1,160.9 45.2 270.8 1,425.6 1,069.5 65.8 290.3 1997 p............................................... (\4\) (\3\) 1,475.9 1,133.6 44.2 298.1 1,442.3 1,055.6 70.5 316.1 1996: Jan............................................ (\4\) (\3\) 1,444 1,138 22 284 1,385 1,047 64 274 Feb............................................ (\4\) (\3\) 1,520 1,188 35 297 1,425 1,083 60 282 Mar............................................ (\4\) (\3\) 1,429 1,156 24 249 1,438 1,119 60 259 Apr............................................ (\4\) (\3\) 1,522 1,215 55 252 1,486 1,128 74 284 May............................................ (\4\) (\3\) 1,476 1,142 48 286 1,457 1,101 64 292 June........................................... (\4\) (\3\) 1,488 1,214 46 228 1,432 1,094 64 274 July........................................... (\4\) (\3\) 1,492 1,164 44 284 1,454 1,077 67 310 Aug............................................ (\4\) (\3\) 1,515 1,222 37 256 1,405 1,061 62 282 Sept........................................... (\4\) (\3\) 1,470 1,148 45 277 1,391 1,029 70 292 Oct............................................ (\4\) (\3\) 1,407 1,104 58 245 1,349 1,003 68 278 Nov............................................ (\4\) (\3\) 1,486 1,133 60 293 1,391 1,016 65 310 Dec............................................ (\4\) (\3\) 1,353 1,024 48 281 1,405 999 65 341 1997: Jan............................................ (\4\) (\3\) 1,375 1,125 43 207 1,395 1,052 62 281 Feb............................................ (\4\) (\3\) 1,554 1,237 44 273 1,438 1,069 68 301 Mar............................................ (\4\) (\3\) 1,479 1,142 45 292 1,457 1,034 71 352 Apr............................................ (\4\) (\3\) 1,483 1,133 40 310 1,442 1,060 68 314 May............................................ (\4\) (\3\) 1,402 1,098 34 270 1,432 1,053 66 313 June........................................... (\4\) (\3\) 1,503 1,134 37 332 1,402 1,049 70 283 July........................................... (\4\) (\3\) 1,465 1,149 37 279 1,414 1,030 77 307 Aug............................................ (\4\) (\3\) 1,395 1,091 42 262 1,397 1,027 66 304 Sept........................................... (\4\) (\3\) 1,507 1,181 46 280 1,460 1,065 69 326 Oct ........................................... (\4\) (\3\) 1,527 1,122 63 342 1,487 1,087 77 323 Nov p.......................................... (\4\) (\3\) 1,531 1,161 40 330 1,440 1,061 58 321 Dec p.......................................... (\4\) (\3\) 1,519 1,092 55 372 1,482 1,071 92 319 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ Units in structures built by private developers for sale upon completion to local public housing authorities under the Department of Housing and Urban Development ``Turnkey'' program are classified as private housing. Military housing starts, including those financed with mortgages insured by FHA under Section 803 of the National Housing Act, are included in publicly owned starts and excluded from total private starts. \2\ Authorized by issuance of local building permit: in 19,000 permit-issuing places beginning 1994; in 17,000 places for 1984-93; in 16,000 places for 1978-83; in 14,000 places for 1972-77; in 13,000 places for 1967-71; in 12,000 places for 1963-66; and in 10,000 places prior to 1963. \3\ Not available separately beginning January 1970. \4\ Series discontinued December 1988. Source: Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.