Table 1.  Rental and Homeowner Vacancy Rates for the United States:  1960 and 1965 to 1995 
                                                                 
                    Rental vacancy rate                     Homeowner vacancy rate 
                                                                              
 Year                                              
          First     Second    Third     Fourth    First     Second    Third     Fourth 
          quarter   quarter   quarter   quarter   quarter   quarter   quarter   quarter 
               
 1995..... 7.4       7.7                           1.5       1.6   
 1994..... 7.5       7.4       7.2       7.4       1.4       1.4       1.4       1.6
 1993\r... 7.8       7.6       7.0       6.9       1.4       1.4       1.4       1.4
                                                                                   
 1993..... 7.9       7.6       7.1       6.9       1.4       1.4       1.4       1.4
 1992..... 7.4       7.7       7.3       7.1       1.5       1.6       1.6       1.5
 1991..... 7.5       7.3       7.6       7.3       1.7       1.8       1.8       1.6
 1990..... 7.5       7.0       7.2       7.2       1.7       1.7       1.7       1.7
 1989\r... 7.5       7.4       7.6       7.1       1.7       1.7       1.9       1.8
                                                                                    
 1989..... 7.3       7.3       7.3       6.8       1.5       1.6       1.8       1.6
 1988..... 8.0       7.7       7.8       7.3       1.6       1.6       1.6       1.6
 1987..... 7.4       7.5       8.1       7.8       1.7       1.7       1.7       1.6
 1986..... 6.9       7.3       7.5       7.7       1.5       1.7       1.6       1.6
 1985..... 6.3       6.2       6.8       6.7       1.8       1.9       1.8       1.6
 1984..... 5.6       5.5       6.0       6.3       1.6       1.7       1.7       1.7
 1983..... 5.7       5.5       5.8       5.5       1.4       1.5       1.6       1.6
 1982..... 5.3       5.1       5.3       5.5       1.4       1.6       1.5       1.6
 1981..... 5.2       5.0       5.0       5.0       1.3       1.3       1.5       1.4
 1980..... 5.2       5.6       5.7       5.0       1.3       1.4       1.4       1.4
 1979\r... 5.1       5.5       5.7       5.4       1.1       1.1       1.2       1.3
                                                                                    
 1979..... 4.8       5.0       5.2       5.0       1.0       1.1       1.1       1.1
 1978..... 5.0       5.1       5.0       5.0       1.0       0.9       1.0       1.1
 1977..... 5.1       5.3       5.4       5.1       1.3       1.3       1.1       1.0
 1976..... 5.5       5.8       5.7       5.3       1.2       1.2       1.3       1.2
 1975..... 6.1       6.3       6.2       5.4       1.2       1.2       1.4       1.2
 1974..... 6.2       6.3       6.2       6.0       1.2       1.1       1.2       1.3
 1973..... 5.7       5.8       5.8       5.8       1.0       0.9       1.1       1.2
 1972..... 5.3       5.5       5.8       5.6       1.0       1.0       0.9       1.0
 1971..... 5.3       5.3       5.6       5.6       1.0       0.9       1.0       1.0
 1970..... 5.4       5.4       5.3       5.2       1.0       1.0       1.1       1.1
 1969..... 5.6       5.7       5.5       5.1       1.0       1.0       1.1       1.0
 1968..... 6.1       6.2       5.9       5.4       1.1       1.1       1.2       1.2
 1967..... 7.3       6.9       7.0       6.2       1.4       1.3       1.4       1.3
 1966..... 8.3       7.4       7.4       7.7       1.5       1.5       1.4       1.3
 1965..... 8.5       8.2       7.8       8.5       1.7       1.5       1.6       1.5
 1960..... 8.0       8.0       8.3       8.4       1.2       1.3       1.3       1.3
                                                          
 \r Revised.