Economic Report of the President

TABLE B-45.—New housing units started and authorized, 1959-80[Thousands of units]Year or monthPrivate and public 1Total(farm andnonfarm)NonfarmNew housing units startedTotalPrivate (farm and nonfarm)'1 unitType of structure2 to 4 5 unitsunits or moreTotalNew private housing unitsauthorized 21 unitType of structure2 to 4units5 units1959..1,553.71,531.31,517.01,234.0283.01,208.3938.377.1192.919601961.1962.1963.1964.1,296.11,365.01,492.51,634.91,561.01,274.01,336.81,468.71,614.81,534.01,252.21,313.01,462.91,603.21,528.8994.7974.3991.41,012.4970.5257.4338.7471.5590.8108.4 450.0998.01,064.21,186.61,334,71,285.8746.1722.8716.2750.2720.164.667.687.1118.9100.8187.4273.8383.3465.6464.91965.19661967.19681969 .1,509.71,195.81,321.91,545.41,499.51,487.51,172.81,298.81,521.41,482.31,472.81,164.91,291.61,507.61,466.8963.7778.6843.9899.4810.686.661.171.680.985.0422.5325.1376.1527.3571.21,239.8971.91,141.01,353.41,323.7709.9563.2650.6694.7625.9,84.861.073.084.385.2445.1347.7417.5574.4612.71970.19711972.19731974.,1,469.02,084.52,378.52,057.51,352.51,433.62,052.22,356.62,045.31,337.7812.91,151.01,309.21,132.0888.1120.3141.3118.368.1535.9780.9906.2795.0381.61,351.51,924.62,218.91,819.51,074.4646.8906.11,033.1882.1643.888.1132.9148.6117.064.3616.7885.71,037.2820.5366.21975197619771978..1979..1,171.41,547.61,989.82,023.31,749.21,160.41,537.51,987.12,020.31,745.1892.21,162.41,450.91,433.31,194.164.085.9121.7125.0122.0204.3289.2414.4462.0429.0939.21,296.21,690.01,800.51,551.8Seasonally adjusted annual rates675.5893.61,126.11,182.6981.563.993.1121.3130.6125.4199.8309.5442.7487.3444.81979:JanFeb..MarApr .May .June.,July . .Aug. .Sept.Oct. .Nov....Dec1980:Jan .Feb .Mar.. .AprMay....JuneJuly .Aug...Sept .Oct. .Nov....88.484.7153.3161.3189.1192.0165.0171.4163.8169.0119.291.973.480.686.196.692.0116.8120.8130.2139.3153.7112.61,7271,4691,8001,7501,8011,9101,7641,7881.8741,7101,5221,5481,4191,3301,0411,0309061,2231,2651,4291,5411,5611,5551,175•9971,2751,2731,2291,2761,2221,2371.2371,1399801,0551,0027866176286287571,0031,0591,0379871219311911312012313015212312911411012710191100801361421201604313794063644525114123995144424283832904433333021983913162903404044081,4751,4911,6921,5481,6481,6391,5631,6221,6951,4781,2871,2471,2711,1689687898251,0781 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 Mousing Act, are included in publicly owned starts and excluded from2 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 1963.3 Not available separately beginning January 1970.Note.—-Only the series on private and public nonfarm housing units started is available prior to 1959. See 1976 "Economic Report"for this earlier series.Source: Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.1,2361,3611,5641,3331,3719589221,1151,0441,0521,0281,0151,0119969057737767807085564734956287818579148197941261031301221231321361431381299911611911194638193119131146134144391466447382473479412468561444415355372349318253249357336373504380433284