Table 2u. New Privately Owned Housing Units Authorized
           Unadjusted Units for Regions, Divisions, and States 

           February  1998 Year-to-Date

                                                                Num of
                                                                Struc-
                                                                 tures
                                                                  With
                                               3 and 4 5 Units 5 Units
                         Total  1 Unit 2 Units   Units or More or More


 United States          200204  145506    4138    4554   46006    3421 

 Northeast               18151   13600     914     439    3198     239 
   New England            5730    4326     158     118    1128      47 
     Connecticut          1880    1047      22      24     787      19 
     Maine                 378     368       2       8       0       0 
     Massachusetts        2403    2021     108      63     211      13 
     New Hampshire         508     456       8       8      36       5 
     Rhode Island          326     278      12      12      24       3 
     Vermont               235     156       6       3      70       7 

   Middle Atlantic       12421    9274     756     321    2070     192 
     New Jersey           3584    3018     184      48     334      33 
     New York             4045    2336     484     174    1051      94 
     Pennsylvania         4792    3920      88      99     685      65 

 Midwest                 33212   24514    1188    1261    6249     499 
   East North Central    22671   17452     794     775    3650     335 
     Illinois             4920    3648     142     257     873      66 
     Indiana              4158    3582     142      37     397      37 
     Michigan             5229    4225     110      88     806      77 
     Ohio                 5387    4118     236     307     726      72 
     Wisconsin            2977    1879     164      86     848      83 

   West North Central    10541    7062     394     486    2599     164 
     Iowa                 1415     605      10     219     581      33 
     Kansas               2097    1323      54      55     665      32 
     Minnesota            2342    1857      86      98     301      28 
     Missouri             3224    2445     218     102     459      32 
     Nebraska             1219     625      22       8     564      36 
     North Dakota           37      35       2       0       0       0 
     South Dakota          207     172       2       4      29       3 

 South                   97587   71624    1096    1925   22942    1635 
   South Atlantic        59343   44272     624     829   13618     980 
     Delaware              966     642       2       8     314      19 
     Dist. of Columbia      18      18       0       0       0       0 
     Florida             20738   14233     198     544    5763     416 
     Georgia             12404    9824      88      55    2437     164 
     Maryland             3583    2865      30      31     657      65 
     North Carolina      10857    8209     158     137    2353     171 
     South Carolina       4164    3235      48      30     851      72 
     Virginia             6261    4928     100      24    1209      67 
     West Virginia         352     318       0       0      34       6 

   East South Central    12764    9131     196     221    3216     257 
     Alabama              2796    2046      26      15     709      56 
     Kentucky             2842    2067      74      79     622      38 
     Mississippi          1536     998      14      17     507      57 
     Tennessee            5590    4020      82     110    1378     106 

   West South Central    25480   18221     276     875    6108     398 
     Arkansas             1638     914      46      49     629      52 
     Louisiana            2097    1845      30      62     160      23 
     Oklahoma             2315    1367      60       8     880      36 
     Texas               19430   14095     140     756    4439     287 

 West                    51254   35768     940     929   13617    1048 
   Mountain              26821   18790     340     349    7342     567 
     Arizona              8843    6520      42      67    2214     150 
     Colorado             6559    4534      74      93    1858     150 
     Idaho                1066    1016      26       0      24       2 
     Montana               191     125      26      22      18       2 
     Nevada               6086    3562      12       4    2508     208 
     New Mexico           1730    1217      40      70     403      33 
     Utah                 2131    1665      92      85     289      19 
     Wyoming               215     151      28       8      28       3 

   Pacific               24433   16978     600     580    6275     481 
     Alaska                222     178      24       3      17       3 
     California          13410   10072     142     328    2868     199 
     Hawaii                440     383      16       3      38       2 
     Oregon               3689    2285     224     120    1060     114 
     Washington           6672    4060     194     126    2292     163