* Private Housing Starts(1983-1989);

data hstarts;



date  hstarts (in thousand of units) @@

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JAN83   91.3   FEB83   96.3  MAR83  134.6   APR83  135.8

MAY83  174.9   JUN83  173.2  JUL83  161.6   AUG83  176.8

SEP83  154.9   OCT83  159.3  NOV83  136.0   DEC83  108.3

JAN84  109.1   FEB84  130.0  MAR84  137.5   APR84  172.7

MAY84  180.7   JUN84  184.0  JUL84  162.1   AUG84  147.4

SEP84  148.5   OCT84  152.3  NOV84  126.2   DEC84   98.9

JAN85  105.4   FEB85   95.8  MAR85  145.2   APR85  176.0

MAY85  170.5   JUN85  163.4  JUL85  160.7   AUG85  160.7

SEP85  147.7   OCT85  173.0  NOV85  124.1   DEC85  120.5

JAN86  115.6   FEB86  107.2  MAR86  151.0   APR86  188.2

MAY86  186.6   JUN86  183.6  JUL86  172.0   AUG86  163.8

SEP86  154.0   OCT86  154.8  NOV86  115.6   DEC86  113.0

JAN87  105.1   FEB87  102.8  MAR87  141.2   APR87  159.3

MAY87  158.0   JUN87  162.9  JUL87  152.4   AUG87  143.6

SEP87  152.0   OCT87  139.1  NOV87  118.8   DEC87   85.4

JAN88   78.2   FEB88   90.2  MAR88  128.8   APR88  153.2

MAY88  140.2   JUN88  150.2  JUL88  137.0   AUG88  136.8

SEP88  131.1   OCT88  135.1  NOV88  113.0   DEC88   94.2

JAN89  100.1   FEB89   85.8  MAR89  117.8   APR89  129.4

MAY89  131.7   JUN89  143.2  JUL89  134.7   AUG89  122.4

SEP89  109.3   OCT89  130.1