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Monetary Policy Report submitted to the Congress on July 18, 2007, pursuant to section 2B of the Federal Reserve Act

Table for figure of Private Housing Starts, 1994-2007
Millions of units, annual rate
Period Single-family Multi-family
1994:Q1 1.19 0.20
1994:Q2 1.21 0.25
1994:Q3 1.19 0.26
1994:Q4 1.16 0.31
1995:Q1 1.04 0.28
1995:Q2 1.02 0.27
1995:Q3 1.12 0.29
1995:Q4 1.14 0.28
1996:Q1 1.15 0.31
1996:Q2 1.19 0.31
1996:Q3 1.18 0.32
1996:Q4 1.10 0.32
1997:Q1 1.14 0.29
1997:Q2 1.12 0.36
1997:Q3 1.15 0.31
1997:Q4 1.14 0.39
1998:Q1 1.23 0.33
1998:Q2 1.24 0.33
1998:Q3 1.28 0.35
1998:Q4 1.36 0.36
1999:Q1 1.34 0.37
1999:Q2 1.27 0.31
1999:Q3 1.29 0.36
1999:Q4 1.34 0.32
2000:Q1 1.28 0.38
2000:Q2 1.24 0.35
2000:Q3 1.19 0.31
2000:Q4 1.22 0.32
2001:Q1 1.26 0.35
2001:Q2 1.30 0.33
2001:Q3 1.28 0.32
2001:Q4 1.26 0.31
2002:Q1 1.36 0.36
2002:Q2 1.34 0.34
2002:Q3 1.34 0.36
2002:Q4 1.41 0.33
2003:Q1 1.41 0.32
2003:Q2 1.43 0.33
2003:Q3 1.52 0.37
2003:Q4 1.66 0.38
2004:Q1 1.56 0.36
2004:Q2 1.61 0.33
2004:Q3 1.64 0.34
2004:Q4 1.61 0.35
2005:Q1 1.70 0.37
2005:Q2 1.70 0.35
2005:Q3 1.75 0.35
2005:Q4 1.73 0.34
2006:Q1 1.75 0.38
2006:Q2 1.52 0.34
2006:Q3 1.39 0.31
2006:Q4 1.23 0.32
2007:Q1 1.17 0.29
2007:Q2 1.19 0.30

Note: The data are quarterly and extend through 2007:Q2; the readings for 2007:Q2 are the averages for April and May.

Source: Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.

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