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Chart 8 (data) Housing starts

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Chart 8 Housing starts
Year Units
1958 164,632
1959 141,345
1960 108,858
1961 125,577
1962 130,095
1963 148,624
1964 165,658
1965 166,565
1966 134,474
1967 164,123
1968 196,878
1969 210,415
1970 190,528
1971 233,653
1972 249,914
1973 268,529
1974 222,123
1975 231,456
1976 273,203
1977 245,724
1978 227,667
1979 197,049
1980 158,601
1981 177,973
1982 125,860
1983 162,645
1984 134,900
1985 165,826
1986 199,785
1987 245,986
1988 222,562
1989 215,382
1990 181,630
1991 156,197
1992 168,271
1993 155,443
1994 154,057
1995 110,933
1996 124,713
1997 147,040
1998 137,439
1999 149,968
2000 151,653
2001 162,733
2002 205,034
2003 218,426
2004 233,431
2005 225,481
2006 227,395
2007 228,343
2008 211,056

 

Chart 8 housing starts