Table 2.  Rental and Homeowner Vacancy Rates, by Area:  First Quarter 2000 



                                    Rental vacancy rates


                           First        First      Standard     Standard
Area                      quarter      quarter     error on     error on
                           2000         1999       2000 rate   difference


United States..........         7.9          8.2          0.2          0.3

  Inside MAs...........         7.7          8.0          0.2          0.3
    In central cities..         8.1          8.4          0.3          0.4
    Not in central cities
    (suburbs)..........         7.1          7.6          0.3          0.4
  Outside MAs..........         9.1          9.0          0.5          0.7

 Northeast.............         5.6          6.5          0.4          0.5
 Midwest...............         8.5          8.4          0.4          0.6
 South.................        10.2         10.4          0.4          0.5
 West..................         6.0          6.3          0.3          0.5



                                    Homeowner vacancy rates


                           First        First      Standard     Standard
Area                      quarter      quarter     error on     error on
                           2000         1999       1999 rate   difference


United States..........         1.6          1.8          0.1          0.1

  Inside MAs...........         1.5          1.8          0.1          0.1
    In central cities..         2.0          2.1          0.1          0.2
    Not in central cities
    (suburbs)..........         1.3          1.6          0.1          0.1
  Outside MAs..........         1.9          2.0          0.1          0.2

 Northeast.............         1.2          1.4          0.1          0.2
 Midwest...............         1.4          1.4          0.1          0.2
 South.................         1.8          2.4          0.1          0.1
 West..................         1.8          1.8          0.1          0.2