Economic Report of the President

TABLE B-47.—New bousing units started and authorized, 1959-82[Thousands of units]Year or monthPrivate and public 1Total(farm andnonfarm)NonfarmNew housing units startedTotalPrivate (farm and nonfarm)»1 unitType of structure2 to 4units5 unitsor moreNew private housing units authorized 2Total1 unitType of structure2 to 4units5 unitsor more1959196019611962..,.1963..,.1964....1965....1966....1967....1968....1969....1970....1971....1972197319741975....197619771978....197919801981....1982"..1981:JanFebMarAprMayJuneJulyAugSeptOctNovDec1982:JanFebMarAprMayJuneJulyAugSeptOctNovDec P.....1,553.71,296.11,365.01,492.51,634.91,561.01,509.71,195.81,321.91,545.41,499.51,469.02,084.52,378.52,057.51,352.51,171.41,547.62,001.72,036.11,760.01,312.61,100.31,070.485,272.5108.9124.0110.6107.0101.087.390.988.264.959.747.652.078.785.199.291.8107.297.2108.3111.7111.981.71,531.31,274.01,336.81,468.71,614.81,534.01,487.51,172.81,298.81,521.41,482.31,517.01,252.21,313.01,462.91,603.21,528.81,472.81,164.91,291.61,507.61,466.81,433.62,052.22,356.62,045.31,337.71,160.41,537.51,987.12,020.31,745.11,292.21,084.21,060.61,5851,2941,3181,3011,1721,0461,0409468998548608828859459318821,0669081,1931,0331,1291,1261,4041,2221,234.0994.7974.3991.41,012.4970.5963.7778.6843.9899.4810.6812.91,151.01,309.21,132.0892.21,162.41,450.91,433.31,194.1852.2705.4661.0974835863868776705696614623507554550592568621566631621628645677701883800283.0257.4338.7471.5590.8108.4 450.086.661.171.680.985.084.8120.3141.3118.368.164.085.9121.7125.0122.0109.591.180.7422.5325.1376.1527.3571.2535.9780.9906.2795.0381.6204.3289.2414.4462.0429.0330.5287.7319.01,208.3998.01,064.21,186.61,334.71,285.81,239.8971.91,141.01,353.41,323.71,351.51,924.62,218.91,819.51,074.4939.21,296.21,690.01,800.51,551.81,190.6985.5992.5Seasonally adjusted annual rates139114108971058988766278817470846764868310288926479864723453473362912522562562142692252582232932432523492044633003603614423361,2361,1961,1721,1861,1789869418788357387437978037928518799449291,0628881,0031,1721,1921,291938.3746.1722.8716.2750.2720.1709.9563.2650.6694.7625.9646.8906.11,033.1882.1643.8675.5893.61,126.11,182.6981.5710.4564.3540.071269968668265957354350545640041345445043646045048851650049756165172973277.164.667.687.1118.9100.884.861.073.084.385.288.1132.9148.6117.064.363.993.1121.3130.6125.4114.5101.888.613911511312311210998918185788868758176102918583968696111192.9187,4273.8383.3465.6464.9445.1347.7417.5574.4612.7616.7885.71,037.2820.5366.2199.8309.5442.7487.3444.8365.7319.4363.91 Units in structures built by private developers for sale upon completion to local public housing authorities under the Department ofHousing and Urban Development "Turnkey" program are classified as private housing. Military housing starts, including those financedwith mortgages insured by FHA under Section 803 of the National Housing Act, are included in publicly owned starts and excluded fromtotal private starts.2 Authorized by issuance of local building permit: in 16,000 permit-issuing places beginning 1978; in 14,000 places for 1972 77; in13,000 places for 1967=71; in 12,000 places for 1963-66; and < in 10,000 places prior to 1963.» Not available separately beginning January 1970.Source: Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.385382373381407304300282298253252255285281310353354322477308346435367448216