1                               TABLE 5b. MONTHLY VALUE OF CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE: 1979-1981                     PAGE 1
                                          SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ANNUAL RATE IN 1996 DOLLARS
 1979:   TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION                  JAN.   FEB.   MAR.   APR.    MAY   JUNE   JULY   AUG.  SEPT.   OCT.   NOV.   DEC.

 TOTAL CONSTRUCTION......................    504330 497249 509291 508420 513000 513302 520483 515391 520162 523541 515421 516098
   PRIVATE CONSTRUCTION..................    409386 410081 414001 412875 411171 414474 418789 413651 415705 417950 412686 412635
    RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS................    236604 235815 229277 227932 225581 227893 225853 223318 222167 221175 217366 213499
     NEW HOUSING UNITS...................    181653 180127 177506 175902 173649 175365 174241 172794 171154 169504 165030 159995
      1 UNIT.............................    153262 150116 147041 144067 141849 141876 140692 138974 137074 134336 129723 124744
      2 OR MORE UNITS....................     28390  30011  30466  31836  31800  33489  33550  33821  34080  35167  35306  35251
     IMPROVEMENTS........................      (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)
    NONRESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS.............    111390 113619 123927 123378 124704 126262 131746 128668 131706 135476 135148 138187
     INDUSTRIAL..........................     40617  42563  46987  44032  43500  42473  45808  41463  42268  44242  43952  43175
     OFFICE..............................     20007  20710  21575  22478  23429  24691  25699  26118  27074  27284  27752  28617
     HOTELS, MOTELS......................      3516   3637   4170   4376   4525   4513   4968   5055   5407   5876   6033   6118
     OTHER COMMERCIAL....................     30829  30704  33959  35264  36392  37618  38083  38676  39721  40295  39845  42105
     RELIGIOUS...........................      3071   3157   3224   3352   3488   3505   3287   3437   3214   3467   3451   3458
     EDUCATIONAL.........................      1769   1732   1724   1933   1850   1898   1960   2034   1958   2005   2054   2265
     HOSPITAL AND INSTITUTIONAL..........      8423   8087   9164   8571   8491   8293   8364   8366   8232   8238   8052   8416
     MISCELLANEOUS.......................      3158   3029   3124   3374   3029   3271   3577   3519   3832   4068   4008   4034
    FARM NONRESIDENTIAL..................      (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)
    PUBLIC UTILITIES.....................      (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)
     TELECOMMUNICATIONS..................      9580   9399   9611   9521   9741   9538   9889  10108   9848  10177   9922  10375
     RAILROAD............................      (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)
     ELECTRIC LIGHT AND POWER............      (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)
     GAS.................................      (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)
     PETROLEUM PIPELINES.................      (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)
    ALL OTHER PRIVATE....................      2139   2147   2294   2402   2469   2410   2457   2688   2732   2690   2456   2415
   PUBLIC CONSTRUCTION...................     94944  87168  95290  95546 101828  98828 101693 101740 104456 105591 102735 103463
    BUILDINGS............................     34883  31661  34334  33573  34724  34264  34980  34049  36713  35267  35694  36054
     HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT...........      2420   2800   2962   2904   3454   3051   3543   3340   3330   3336   3500   3684
     INDUSTRIAL..........................      1932   1871   2444   2142   2256   2312   2144   2275   2822   2089   2040   2032
     EDUCATIONAL.........................     16704  13409  15333  14947  15235  15490  15020  14955  16079  15277  15537  16351
     HOSPITAL............................      3787   3434   3312   3405   3411   3518   3614   3384   3617   3534   4110   3533
     OTHER...............................     10041  10148  10282  10175  10368   9893  10659  10095  10866  11032  10507  10455
    HIGHWAYS AND STREETS.................     23614  21479  25011  25770  29093  26388  27311  28916  29178  31233  27092  28918
    MILITARY FACILITIES..................      2865   1947   3721   2330   3066   3258   2866   3207   3279   2798   3205   2984
    CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT.........      8134   7838   8093   7528   8749   7696   8190   8580   8239   7993   8601   8579
    OTHER PUBLIC CONSTRUCTION............     25449  24242  24131  26345  26197  27223  28346  26987  27047  28299  28144  26928
     SEWER SYSTEMS.......................     10422   9288   9814  10342   9963  10720  10645  11144  11049  10942  11245   9878
     WATER SUPPLY FACILITIES.............      3769   2943   3327   4031   3041   3143   3571   3422   3652   3858   3808   4266
     MISCELLANEOUS NONBUILDING...........     11257  12011  10990  11971  13193  13360  14130  12422  12347  13499  13092  12784
0


 (NA) NOT AVAILABLE, BUT ESTIMATES INCLUDED IN TOTALS
1                               TABLE 5b. MONTHLY VALUE OF CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE: 1979-1981                     PAGE 2
                                          SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ANNUAL RATE IN 1996 DOLLARS
 1980:   TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION                  JAN.   FEB.   MAR.   APR.    MAY   JUNE   JULY   AUG.  SEPT.   OCT.   NOV.   DEC.

 TOTAL CONSTRUCTION......................    525110 503369 491239 471624 455578 444336 435499 442126 447729 451164 459214 474897
   PRIVATE CONSTRUCTION..................    414670 399274 384253 368514 354177 344096 338140 344409 350706 354956 364658 372726
    RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS................    213686 204756 190273 175966 162722 156405 155676 162272 168188 173907 180732 183760
     NEW HOUSING UNITS...................    155253 143119 133337 123390 111596 104950 103759 110296 115607 121031 127415 128502
      1 UNIT.............................    118078 109277 101467  92882  82293  77325  78309  83768  88197  94253  99267  99517
      2 OR MORE UNITS....................     37175  33841  31870  30508  29303  27625  25450  26528  27410  26778  28148  28985
     IMPROVEMENTS........................      (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)
    NONRESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS.............    140270 134479 134701 132131 132412 129144 124863 124240 124028 122591 125430 129797
     INDUSTRIAL..........................     41425  40654  39014  37881  38262  38598  34974  33850  34105  32171  33551  36255
     OFFICE..............................     29968  30103  31392  31622  32552  30943  31041  31854  31668  32243  32545  33908
     HOTELS, MOTELS......................      5800   5934   6166   6138   5994   5973   5767   5937   6334   5941   6453   6239
     OTHER COMMERCIAL....................     43723  39830  39501  38263  37485  36164  35482  34954  33887  33834  34041  34700
     RELIGIOUS...........................      3597   3129   3408   3547   3320   3224   3209   3230   3106   3013   2967   3072
     EDUCATIONAL.........................      2356   2276   2533   2470   2502   2249   2449   2460   2839   2830   2842   2694
     HOSPITAL AND INSTITUTIONAL..........      9107   8255   8360   8460   8300   8284   8545   8691   8710   9143   9521   9042
     MISCELLANEOUS.......................      4293   4297   4327   3748   3996   3707   3397   3262   3379   3416   3508   3887
    FARM NONRESIDENTIAL..................      (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)
    PUBLIC UTILITIES.....................      (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)
     TELECOMMUNICATIONS..................     10574  10566  10330  10670   9863   9876   9502   9255   9384   9257   9390   9483
     RAILROAD............................      (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)
     ELECTRIC LIGHT AND POWER............      (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)
     GAS.................................      (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)
     PETROLEUM PIPELINES.................      (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)
    ALL OTHER PRIVATE....................      2404   2322   2089   2169   2019   1902   1761   1641   1610   1533   1523   1559
   PUBLIC CONSTRUCTION...................    110440 104095 106985 103111 101401 100240  97359  97717  97023  96208  94556 102171
    BUILDINGS............................     36750  36101  37432  36903  35953  37349  34565  36877  35778  35571  35285  37113
     HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT...........      3637   3963   3863   3629   3311   3285   3390   3042   3131   3501   3418   3604
     INDUSTRIAL..........................      2484   1777   3355   2628   2611   2880   2250   2307   2630   2465   2358   2962
     EDUCATIONAL.........................     15717  16064  15785  16506  16065  15708  15704  16489  15508  15639  15269  15662
     HOSPITAL............................      3271   2970   3416   3296   3242   3404   3272   3601   3279   3403   3650   4145
     OTHER...............................     11641  11327  11013  10844  10723  12073   9950  11437  11229  10563  10591  10739
    HIGHWAYS AND STREETS.................     31164  29448  27900  27637  27031  26555  23641  22574  23885  23283  22934  24853
    MILITARY FACILITIES..................      2987   2769   3037   3101   2738   2881   3097   3458   2764   3069   2616   2697
    CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT.........      8011   8103   8918   8043   8411   7935   9092   7069   8305   7701   8212   8522
    OTHER PUBLIC CONSTRUCTION............     31528  27676  29698  27428  27268  25520  26963  27739  26291  26585  25510  28986
     SEWER SYSTEMS.......................     12563  10950  11281  10173  10824  10213  10062  10462  10918  10492  10035  10772
     WATER SUPPLY FACILITIES.............      5499   4587   4578   5144   4817   4649   4997   4896   4726   4656   4769   4633
     MISCELLANEOUS NONBUILDING...........     13465  12139  13839  12111  11628  10658  11904  12382  10647  11437  10706  13581
0


 (NA) NOT AVAILABLE, BUT ESTIMATES INCLUDED IN TOTALS
1                               TABLE 5b. MONTHLY VALUE OF CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE: 1979-1981                     PAGE 3
                                          SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ANNUAL RATE IN 1996 DOLLARS
 1981:   TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION                  JAN.   FEB.   MAR.   APR.    MAY   JUNE   JULY   AUG.  SEPT.   OCT.   NOV.   DEC.

 TOTAL CONSTRUCTION......................    486406 480911 472430 471382 462929 456742 455724 449611 447182 440061 436600 434931
   PRIVATE CONSTRUCTION..................    379064 376648 368533 374192 369382 365532 365466 360615 356514 348577 343665 339541
    RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS................    185582 183482 176108 176998 173007 170654 164359 157463 153314 145659 140956 140007
     NEW HOUSING UNITS...................    131274 131299 129703 129648 124824 120855 115436 109458 105102  98209  93715  91074
      1 UNIT.............................    100427 100066  97604  97749  94859  90817  86876  82164  77868  72512  68979  65973
      2 OR MORE UNITS....................     30847  31233  32099  31899  29965  30038  28560  27294  27234  25697  24736  25100
     IMPROVEMENTS........................      (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)
    NONRESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS.............    135497 135594 135557 139940 138345 137121 143443 145085 144699 144720 144916 141790
     INDUSTRIAL..........................     38785  37666  38770  41208  39700  40058  43882  45149  44526  44567  44409  40416
     OFFICE..............................     35038  35699  36266  37623  38049  37501  38585  38682  39269  40480  42188  43546
     HOTELS, MOTELS......................      6522   6672   6568   6665   7124   6450   7538   7717   7907   7724   7500   7067
     OTHER COMMERCIAL....................     35936  35876  35009  35367  34536  34013  34162  34819  34154  32948  32341  32984
     RELIGIOUS...........................      3175   3309   3214   3566   2978   2925   2923   3228   3083   2928   2721   2608
     EDUCATIONAL.........................      2729   2736   2779   2555   2657   2766   2534   2373   2354   2236   2386   2351
     HOSPITAL AND INSTITUTIONAL..........      9181   9299   9388   9485   9479   9961  10237   9840  10252  10693  10162   9745
     MISCELLANEOUS.......................      4131   4337   3564   3470   3820   3446   3583   3277   3155   3144   3209   3074
    FARM NONRESIDENTIAL..................      (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)
    PUBLIC UTILITIES.....................      (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)
     TELECOMMUNICATIONS..................     10003   9902  10196  10069  10271   9888   9958  10066  10231  10572  10622  10835
     RAILROAD............................      (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)
     ELECTRIC LIGHT AND POWER............      (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)
     GAS.................................      (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)
     PETROLEUM PIPELINES.................      (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)
    ALL OTHER PRIVATE....................      1576   1546   1502   1520   1632   1673   1868   1861   1904   1892   1873   1787
   PUBLIC CONSTRUCTION...................    107342 104263 103897  97191  93547  91210  90259  88996  90668  91484  92935  95390
    BUILDINGS............................     35883  34819  36035  33811  33799  31995  33393  33330  33523  33696  35003  35434
     HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT...........      3817   3703   3810   4057   4055   3875   3835   3933   3529   3513   3845   4200
     INDUSTRIAL..........................      3215   2422   2826   2696   3183   2825   2595   2243   2856   2357   2326   3043
     EDUCATIONAL.........................     14867  14513  15174  12767  12557  11297  12402  12790  12978  13124  13183  12343
     HOSPITAL............................      3640   3776   3659   3951   3522   3855   4014   3861   3787   4055   4027   4111
     OTHER...............................     10343  10405  10566  10340  10481  10143  10546  10503  10372  10647  11622  11736
    HIGHWAYS AND STREETS.................     30678  28814  27728  26076  23690  23331  23066  22189  22800  21162  22916  23548
    MILITARY FACILITIES..................      2665   3592   2422   3222   2965   3222   2892   2527   2530   2767   2718   2786
    CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT.........      8900   8924   8404   8096   7624   7497   7529   7360   7773   8453   7801   7863
    OTHER PUBLIC CONSTRUCTION............     29217  28114  29307  25985  25469  25164  23379  23590  24042  25406  24498  25759
     SEWER SYSTEMS.......................     10344  10155   9245   8971   8265   8196   8671   7728   8569   8677   8450   7865
     WATER SUPPLY FACILITIES.............      5796   5170   4190   4221   4283   4431   4255   4719   4199   4087   4056   4221
     MISCELLANEOUS NONBUILDING...........     13077  12790  15872  12793  12922  12537  10453  11142  11274  12642  11992  13673
0


 (NA) NOT AVAILABLE, BUT ESTIMATES INCLUDED IN TOTALS