FAST FACT

Jan. 1, 2002

Housing construction rose to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.65 million housing units in November 2001, an 8.2 percent increase over the prior

Housing construction rose to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.65 million housing units in November 2001, an 8.2 percent increase over the prior month and the biggest one-month gain since January 2001.
— U.S. Department of Commerce