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CONSTRUCTION STATISTICS


On a monthly basis we track the numbers of housing units authorized by permits, started, sold or completed. We measure the dollar value of all construction put in place each month. We track residential construction in 30 metropolitan areas across the country each quarter, and the sales of new one-family houses in those areas each year. We tabulate and publish the dollar value of residential improvement and repair work each quarter. Our Census of Construction Industries, taken every five years, provides the most comprehensive overview of the construction industry available.



The 2007 Annual Housing Units Authorized by Building Permits data are available. The Building Permits series has the ususal revisions for 2007. Revised seasonal numbers back to January 2006 will be released with the April 2008 press release on Friday, May 16, 2008, at 8:30 a.m. EDT.


The U.S. Census Bureau has discontinued the Survey of Residential Alterations and Repairs (SORAR). The last published residential improvements and repairs data was the fourth quarter of 2007, which was released on May 1, 2008.


The Census Bureau's construction price indexes have been consolidated. The constant quality price indexes of new one-family houses sold and under construction, as well as the price deflator index of new one-family houses under construction can be accessed from the above or below links.



The following series are available:

PRINTED PUBLICATIONS

To order the Construction Reports in print, use the Superintendent of Documents Subscription Catalog.

ON_LINE PUBLICATIONS (PDF)

PDF files of all publications are available from the Census Bureau.





Survey of Construction Microdata files and Documentation for 1999 - 2002 are now available!!
For further information, please contact the Residential Construction Branch at (301) 763-5160.

Reconciling Construction Data

Construction Statistics Data Users Conference - 1997
Results of the 1997 construction conference held on October 28, 1997.

Nonresidential Improvements and Repairs - 1992 Special Study

1997 Economic Census - Construction Series Special Study Housing Starts Statistics - A Profile of the Homebuilding Industry

Research into the Differences in Home Remodeling Data - American Housing Survey and Consumer Expenditure Survey/C50 Report





U.S. Census Bureau
Manufacturing and Construction Division
Washington DC 20233-6900


Picture of red telephone For questions, visit our Question and Answer Center at ask.census.gov or contact the Residential Construction Branch at (301)763-5160.




Last revised: May 02, 2008

 

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