Table 10. Absorption Rates for Unfurnished Apartments at 3, 6, 9 and 12 Months after Completion, by Number of Bedrooms: 1970, 1975 to 1999 (Privately financed, nonsubsidized, unfurnished rental apartments in buildings with five units or more. Data regarding number of bedrooms and asking rent rent are collected at the initial interview; i.e., 3 months following completion. Details may not sum to totals because of rounding.) 3 3 No 1 2 bedrooms No 1 2 bedrooms Total bedrooms bedroom bedrooms or more Total bedrooms bedroom bedrooms or more Year 3-month absorption rate 6-month absorption rate 1999 72 64 73 71 75 89 80 89 88 93 1998 72 71 71 73 76 89 87 88 89 92 1997 73 61 76 74 67 90 69 91 91 86 1996 72 74 73 71 74 88 91 89 87 89 1995 73 84 78 69 78 89 90 91 86 93 1994 80 68 82 79 85 93 86 94 92 96 1993 75 79 80 73 72 88 89 93 87 83 1992 74 68 77 73 75 91 85 90 91 89 1991 70 76 72 69 65 87 89 87 86 88 1990 67 72 68 67 61 85 86 84 85 82 1989 70 61 69 70 77 86 72 85 88 91 1988 66 60 67 66 68 84 77 83 84 88 1987 63 56 62 64 69 82 71 81 84 87 1986 66 61 65 66 72 84 74 83 85 88 1985 65 68 66 64 65 84 84 84 83 87 1984 67 65 67 66 76 84 82 85 84 90 1983 69 70 67 69 83 85 84 84 85 93 1982 72 76 70 73 78 87 90 85 87 94 1981 80 62 80 81 85 92 75 92 94 94 1980 75 81 76 75 63 90 93 91 89 86 1979 82 86 84 80 86 93 95 94 92 94 1978 82 84 84 80 77 93 96 94 93 90 1977 80 83 83 78 77 94 96 95 92 93 1976 80 93 85 77 59 93 97 96 92 81 1975 70 75 73 68 63 85 86 87 83 80 1970 73 86 78 70 67 87 96 90 85 83 Table 10 continued 3 3 No 1 2 bedrooms No 1 2 bedrooms Total bedrooms bedroom bedrooms or more Total bedrooms bedroom bedrooms or more Year 9-month absorption rate 12-month absorption rate 1999 95 85 96 95 97 98 90 98 97 99 1998 95 90 94 95 97 98 91 97 98 98 1997 95 76 97 96 93 97 81 99 99 94 1996 95 95 96 94 96 98 98 98 97 99 1995 94 92 96 93 97 97 93 98 97 98 1994 97 96 97 96 99 98 100 99 97 100 1993 94 93 97 94 90 96 95 98 96 91 1992 96 94 96 96 96 98 95 98 98 99 1991 93 94 94 93 95 97 98 97 96 98 1990 93 94 93 94 89 96 97 96 97 93 1989 93 78 92 94 96 96 83 96 97 98 1988 91 89 90 92 95 95 93 94 96 97 1987 90 82 89 91 93 94 86 93 95 94 1986 92 82 92 92 95 96 89 95 96 98 1985 92 91 92 91 95 95 94 95 95 97 1984 92 91 92 91 96 96 96 96 95 97 1983 92 91 92 93 97 96 96 95 96 99 1982 93 94 92 94 96 96 95 96 96 97 1981 96 78 95 98 97 97 79 97 99 98 1980 95 97 95 96 93 98 99 97 98 97 1979 97 98 98 97 98 99 99 99 98 99 1978 97 99 98 97 94 99 100 99 98 97 1977 97 99 98 96 97 99 99 99 98 99 1976 97 98 99 96 90 99 99 99 99 95 1975 92 92 94 91 89 95 95 97 95 92 1970 93 98 95 91 90 96 99 97 95 95