U.S. Census Bureau
 Survey of Market Absorption of Apartments (SOMA)



Second Quarter 2004

Table 1. Absorption Rates of Privately Financed, Nonsubsidized,
         Unfurnished Rental Apartments: 1998 to 2004
(Buildings with five units or more. Percents are computed using
unrounded data)
                                             Seasonally
                                              adjusted
                      Total                    percent
                   unfurnished                absorbed
Quarter of          apartment   Standard       within    Standard
completion           complete     error*      3 months     error*

2004
October-December
July-September
April-June
January-March\p      33,900        2,620         62      3.3

2003
October-December   \r38,500        4,030       \r64      2.6
July-September     \r42,500        3,820         56      2.6
April-June         \r47,600        3,540       \r61      2.6
January-March        37,600        2,810         62      3.0

2002
October-December     47,700         4210         57      2.7
July-September        61700         3640         56      2.5
April-June            56800         4170         62      2.5
January-March         37900         2770         55      2.7

2001
October-December    47300.0        5,130         58      3.1
July-September       56,500        3,970         65      2.8
April-June           46,100        3,600         65      2.3
January-March        43,000        2,440         65      2.9

2000
October-December     54,100        2,920         67      2.3
July-September       65,700        3,670         73      1.9
April-June           56,700        3,560         73      2.7
January-March        49,700        3,450         73      2.0

1999
October-December     58,300        3,400         73      1.6
July-September       65,200        3,580         72      1.7
April-June           55,700        4,290         71      2.2
January-March        46,700        4,450         71      3.3

1998
October-December     48,800        3,350         73      2.6
July-September       60,900        5,310         72      3.3
April-June           54,900        2,980         77      2.2
January-March        45,200        3,090         76      2.0



                    Not seasonally adjusted--rented within--

Quarter               3 months              6 months
of                           Standard               Standard
completion         Percent     error*    Percent      error*

2004
October-December\p
July-September
April-June
January-March          61        3.2       (NA)     (NA)
 
2003
October-December     \r58        2.5         78      2.8
July-September         59        2.7         74      2.8
April-June             65        2.8       \r85      1.5
January-March          60        3.1         79      2.4

2002
October-December       52        2.5         74      2.8
July-September         59        2.6         77      1.7
April-June             65        2.6         83      2.0
January-March          58        2.8         78      2.5

2001
October-December       55        3.0         76      2.1
July-September         68        2.9         82      1.8
April-June             67        2.4         84      1.7
January-March          63        2.9         85      1.6

2000
October-December       64        2.2         82      1.5
July-September         76        2.0         87      1.5
April-June             75        2.8         90      1.0
January-March          71        1.9         89      1.2

1999
October-December       70        1.5         88      1.0
July-September         75        1.8         89      0.8
April-June             73        2.3         88      1.5
January-March          70        3.2         88      2.0

1998
October-December       70        2.5         88      1.4
July-September         74        3.4         87      2.5
April-June             72        2.3         89      2.1
January-March          74        1.9         92      1.0



                    Not seasonally adjusted--rented within--

Quarter                  9 months            12 months
of                          Standard              Standard
completion         Percent    error*     Percent      error*

2004
October-December
July-September
April-June
January-March\p      (NA)       (NA)       (NA)     (NA)

2003
October-December     (NA)       (NA)       (NA)     (NA)
July-September         84        2.5       (NA)     (NA)
April-June             91        1.2         96      0.6
January-March          87        2.3         94      1.4

2002
October-December       88        1.8         94      1.4
July-September         88        1.2         93      1.1
April-June             89        1.7         93      1.5
January-March          86        2.0         91      1.7

2001
October-December       87        1.7         92      1.2
July-September         91        1.1         96      0.6
April-June             92        1.1         97      0.5
January-March          93        1.1         96      0.7

2000
October-December       93        0.7         97      (Z)
July-September         94        0.8         97      0.5
April-June             95        0.8         97      (Z)
January-March          95        0.8         98      0.5


1999
October-December       96        0.5         98      (Z)
July-September         96        (Z)         99      (Z)
April-June             94        1.4         97      0.6
January-March          95        0.9         97      0.7

1998
October-December       95        1.1         97      0.8
July-September         93        1.9         96      1.5
April-June             94        1.4         98      (Z)
January-March          97        (Z)         99      (Z)



* One standard error (68-percent confidence interval)
NA Not available.  p Preliminary.  r Revised.
Z Fewer than 50 units or less than one-half of 1 percent.


Go to Detailed Tables for Second Quarter 2004 Absorptions
Contact Alan Friedman at 301-763-3199 or mail to alan.friedman@census.gov for further information on the Survey of Market Absorption of Apartments Data.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division
Last Revised: November 15, 2004