1                               TABLE 5b. MONTHLY VALUE OF CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE: 1994-1996                     PAGE 1
                                          SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ANNUAL RATE IN 1996 DOLLARS
 1994:   TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION                  JAN.   FEB.   MAR.   APR.    MAY   JUNE   JULY   AUG.  SEPT.   OCT.   NOV.   DEC.

 TOTAL CONSTRUCTION......................    552676 556794 570865 575034 580832 582948 581766 577074 579665 577103 571458 576231
   PRIVATE CONSTRUCTION..................    429047 433019 446678 451672 455437 453262 448266 447718 449565 442517 441807 441685
    RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS................    271629 270435 275357 279716 282143 280999 277969 275392 275812 270678 268784 268967
     NEW HOUSING UNITS...................    181678 182169 187243 190738 192665 191586 190526 188607 188889 184843 184475 185530
      1 UNIT.............................    169709 169716 173923 176976 178241 177086 176056 173098 171069 168844 167361 168410
      2 OR MORE UNITS....................     11969  12453  13319  13762  14424  14499  14470  15509  17821  15999  17115  17120
     IMPROVEMENTS........................      (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)
    NONRESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS.............    115048 114509 126731 128990 131484 130438 126965 128872 131054 130041 131699 131665
     INDUSTRIAL..........................     26122  27308  27603  29104  31221  31160  30130  31371  32587  32423  34099  33830
     OFFICE..............................     20537  21811  25464  24522  24609  23055  22358  23281  24237  23724  24728  23940
     HOTELS, MOTELS......................      4489   4770   5169   5719   5409   4847   4057   4434   4708   4680   5372   5464
     OTHER COMMERCIAL....................     34275  33043  38000  40026  39886  40888  41303  41291  42011  42644  40263  41489
     RELIGIOUS...........................      4037   4017   4064   4049   4344   4247   4157   4349   4070   4051   3867   4009
     EDUCATIONAL.........................      6057   5237   5683   5180   5339   5034   5142   4684   4628   4671   5061   5230
     HOSPITAL AND INSTITUTIONAL..........     13520  12205  13824  13525  13696  14634  13336  13384  12267  11760  12227  12025
     MISCELLANEOUS.......................      6012   6119   6923   6865   6979   6574   6483   6079   6545   6088   6082   5678
    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..................     10754  11364  11196  10466  10692  11364  11160  11963  11137  11151  11307  12086
     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....................      3439   3079   2754   2783   3044   3252   3559   3236   3235   3077   2966   2888
   PUBLIC CONSTRUCTION...................    123629 123775 124188 123362 125394 129686 133499 129357 130099 134587 129652 134547
    BUILDINGS............................     47499  49911  50150  48683  50681  52710  51684  52153  52592  57233  56245  58888
     HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT...........      3390   3169   3822   3928   3971   4061   3878   4028   4141   4868   4439   4951
     INDUSTRIAL..........................      1352   1635   1882   1543   1520   1420   1370   1533   1611   1666   1602   1527
     EDUCATIONAL.........................     18959  19045  19168  18747  20334  20698  21162  21884  23001  25308  24589  24650
     HOSPITAL............................      4430   4570   4509   4015   4229   4416   4504   3848   3798   3838   4027   4356
     OTHER...............................     19369  21491  20769  20450  20627  22113  20769  20859  20041  21553  21587  23404
    HIGHWAYS AND STREETS.................     39844  38216  40601  39931  41595  42253  44829  41531  40249  40718  38883  38016
    MILITARY FACILITIES..................      2943   2091   2150   2344   2392   2526   2651   2631   2511   2350   2400   2892
    CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT.........      6246   7426   5789   6386   6416   6235   6586   6096   7878   7506   6518   8015
    OTHER PUBLIC CONSTRUCTION............     27098  26130  25497  26019  24311  25963  27750  26946  26869  26779  25606  26736
     SEWER SYSTEMS.......................      8916   8516   9172   9535   8886   9306   9545   9127   9658   8760   9071  10166
     WATER SUPPLY FACILITIES.............      5098   4256   4720   4668   4416   4685   5123   4755   5567   5590   4554   4726
     MISCELLANEOUS NONBUILDING...........     13084  13358  11605  11815  11008  11972  13082  13063  11644  12429  11981  11844
0

 (NA) NOT AVAILABLE, BUT ESTIMATES INCLUDED IN TOTALS
1                               TABLE 5b. MONTHLY VALUE OF CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE: 1994-1996                     PAGE 2
                                          SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ANNUAL RATE IN 1996 DOLLARS
 1995:   TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION                  JAN.   FEB.   MAR.   APR.    MAY   JUNE   JULY   AUG.  SEPT.   OCT.   NOV.   DEC.

 TOTAL CONSTRUCTION......................    574073 572569 577278 575003 570313 570511 570017 564462 567955 566666 566779 572507
   PRIVATE CONSTRUCTION..................    441077 442029 442647 440320 436192 434237 438887 430346 434466 434248 433882 440762
    RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS................    266606 260795 258346 253092 250237 246924 246521 246762 248668 249364 251052 254153
     NEW HOUSING UNITS...................    182809 179159 176542 171789 168665 167006 170149 172475 174703 176963 178407 180974
      1 UNIT.............................    165755 161938 158113 154092 151211 149948 151431 153663 156110 158436 159600 160785
      2 OR MORE UNITS....................     17054  17221  18429  17697  17454  17058  18718  18812  18593  18527  18807  20190
     IMPROVEMENTS........................      (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)
    NONRESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS.............    132431 138419 140474 141954 140881 142037 146450 139494 141895 142265 142433 145515
     INDUSTRIAL..........................     32226  35881  35299  37864  37408  36877  38775  35812  36787  35898  36665  36300
     OFFICE..............................     25199  25293  26333  26939  28353  26853  28581  26557  25720  24816  24113  25585
     HOTELS, MOTELS......................      6325   6411   7636   5722   6348   6583   7013   6913   7419   7796   9246  10108
     OTHER COMMERCIAL....................     41582  43363  44813  43561  41350  44402  44101  42515  43772  44668  44519  45291
     RELIGIOUS...........................      3943   4227   4019   4487   4656   4740   4820   4576   4626   4670   4230   4022
     EDUCATIONAL.........................      5283   5492   5370   5746   5442   5847   6011   6186   5683   5262   5480   5272
     HOSPITAL AND INSTITUTIONAL..........     11845  12212  11570  11823  11603  10643  11316  10988  11503  11717  11391  11633
     MISCELLANEOUS.......................      6029   5540   5432   5812   5722   6092   5832   5948   6385   7436   6789   7305
    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..................     11971  11301  11884  12676  11126  12117  12762  11216  11364  11176  11027  10629
     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....................      2935   3076   3158   3237   3641   3432   3882   3954   3920   3617   3311   3739
   PUBLIC CONSTRUCTION...................    132996 130540 134632 134684 134121 136275 131130 134116 133489 132418 132897 131745
    BUILDINGS............................     57342  57686  57749  58781  58910  60678  59222  59658  60299  58543  59841  58773
     HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT...........      4529   4647   4750   4742   4469   5123   4887   5164   4621   4861   4817   4792
     INDUSTRIAL..........................      1705   1755   1654   1679   1446   1387   1508   1622   1612   1437   1462   1321
     EDUCATIONAL.........................     24353  24875  24975  24557  25015  26573  26454  26989  28332  27522  27888  27571
     HOSPITAL............................      4104   4398   4321   4644   4682   4376   4307   3897   4599   3955   4536   4161
     OTHER...............................     22651  22011  22049  23158  23298  23220  22066  21987  21135  20768  21138  20928
    HIGHWAYS AND STREETS.................     39061  36335  39691  38217  39071  39051  38364  40026  38773  40015  38049  39291
    MILITARY FACILITIES..................      2907   2739   3313   3083   3060   3026   3284   3192   3365   2273   3289   3370
    CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT.........      6895   7246   7597   6343   6203   6684   6383   7062   6096   4825   6034   6097
    OTHER PUBLIC CONSTRUCTION............     26791  26534  26281  28260  26876  26835  23877  24176  24955  26761  25684  24215
     SEWER SYSTEMS.......................      9432   9452   9328   9085   8730   9548   8146   7931   7966   8097   8231   8000
     WATER SUPPLY FACILITIES.............      5449   5600   4808   4944   4591   4683   4807   5024   4352   4579   4739   4441
     MISCELLANEOUS NONBUILDING...........     11910  11481  12145  14232  13555  12604  10924  11222  12636  14085  12714  11774
0

 (NA) NOT AVAILABLE, BUT ESTIMATES INCLUDED IN TOTALS
1                               TABLE 5b. MONTHLY VALUE OF CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE: 1994-1996                     PAGE 3
                                          SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ANNUAL RATE IN 1996 DOLLARS
 1996:   TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION                  JAN.   FEB.   MAR.   APR.    MAY   JUNE   JULY   AUG.  SEPT.   OCT.   NOV.   DEC.

 TOTAL CONSTRUCTION......................    583710 579631 583226 605029 613665 619223 614166 619536 631424 637610 643392 632841
   PRIVATE CONSTRUCTION..................    447518 450064 453357 469277 474269 484234 476057 482710 486195 492134 494599 488122
    RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS................    257263 261614 267974 277780 284361 288504 286584 288055 288838 286779 287058 281961
     NEW HOUSING UNITS...................    181933 184687 187434 193166 194977 196462 193978 193556 192340 191680 190997 188761
      1 UNIT.............................    161991 164562 167246 170974 173143 174803 174300 174325 173052 171934 170433 169029
      2 OR MORE UNITS....................     19943  20125  20189  22193  21834  21659  19678  19231  19288  19746  20565  19733
     IMPROVEMENTS........................      (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)
    NONRESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS.............    149211 147858 145332 150398 150423 156147 152156 155805 159662 166356 167336 165350
     INDUSTRIAL..........................     39645  38124  36826  37698  36567  37961  36238  35356  38321  42283  40736  37926
     OFFICE..............................     23568  23892  24213  25515  27187  30172  28803  28766  29804  29610  30421  31034
     HOTELS, MOTELS......................      9781   9904  10136  11081   9773  10419  10032  11467  11665  11397  12228  12526
     OTHER COMMERCIAL....................     46751  46954  45686  47655  47731  46725  46502  49071  48754  50909  50545  49935
     RELIGIOUS...........................      4326   4152   4151   4267   4386   4851   4314   4545   4561   4454   5020   5042
     EDUCATIONAL.........................      5874   6055   6216   5713   6043   6586   6723   7261   7238   7588   7651   7632
     HOSPITAL AND INSTITUTIONAL..........     11570  10795  10401  11003  11672  11995  11873  12030  12061  12194  12575  13021
     MISCELLANEOUS.......................      7696   7982   7703   7466   7064   7438   7671   7309   7258   7922   8161   8233
    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..................     11893  11629  10942  11598  11516  10851  10735  11704  11344  11790  12634  14181
     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....................      3294   3375   3219   3143   2961   3113   2613   2902   2459   2407   2294   2217
   PUBLIC CONSTRUCTION...................    136192 129567 129869 135752 139396 134989 138109 136826 145230 145476 148793 144719
    BUILDINGS............................     62497  57759  59521  60072  62944  60174  62175  62800  66678  66005  70403  68941
     HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT...........      4987   4328   4078   3843   4654   4348   5089   5181   5965   5855   6226   5592
     INDUSTRIAL..........................      1343   1363   1512   1506   1492   1566   1490   1605   1694    825   1037   1049
     EDUCATIONAL.........................     28367  26595  27986  27853  28590  26515  27668  28322  28870  29805  32138  30478
     HOSPITAL............................      4415   4702   4748   4790   4787   4360   4402   4061   4962   4526   4308   5200
     OTHER...............................     23386  20771  21197  22080  23420  23385  23526  23631  25187  24993  26694  26622
    HIGHWAYS AND STREETS.................     38827  39278  37676  39474  39019  38710  40144  37454  40439  40786  39974  40939
    MILITARY FACILITIES..................      3437   3104   2456   2817   2702   2487   2286   2295   2588   2545   2364   2271
    CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT.........      5553   5483   5777   6096   5997   5904   5922   6208   6965   5882   5948   5212
    OTHER PUBLIC CONSTRUCTION............     25877  23943  24438  27292  28734  27715  27582  28069  28559  30259  30104  27356
     SEWER SYSTEMS.......................      7948   8066   8211   9456   9545   9275   9250  10718  10143  11551  11234  10631
     WATER SUPPLY FACILITIES.............      4191   4426   4403   5271   5412   5519   5431   5594   6103   7084   6440   6401
     MISCELLANEOUS NONBUILDING...........     13738  11450  11823  12565  13777  12921  12902  11757  12314  11625  12429  10323
0

 (NA) NOT AVAILABLE, BUT ESTIMATES INCLUDED IN TOTALS