Table 14. Absorption Rates for Unfurnished Apartments at 3, 6, 9 and 12 Months after Completion, by Inside or Outside Metropolitan Area: 1970, 1975 to 1999 (Privately financed, nonsubsidized, unfurnished rental apartments in buildings with five units or more.) Total Inside metropopolitan area Outside metro- Total Inside metropolitan area Outside metro- Year In central Not in central politan area In Central Not in central politan area cities cities cities cities 3-month absorption rate 6-month absorption rate 1999 72 73 72 69 89 89 89 86 1998 72 73 70 86 89 89 88 94 1997 73 74 73 72 90 91 89 84 1996 72 73 70 88 88 89 87 95 1995 73 76 75 51 89 91 90 70 1994 80 82 80 76 93 94 93 85 1993 75 77 74 71 88 90 88 77 1992 74 78 73 73 91 91 90 93 1991 70 70 70 70 87 85 87 90 1990 67 71 65 53 85 86 84 88 1989 70 68 70 79 86 85 87 93 1988 66 64 67 87 84 82 84 90 1987 63 62 64 59 82 82 84 70 1986 66 64 67 68 84 82 85 88 1985 65 62 65 83 84 83 83 94 1984 67 69 66 65 84 85 83 85 1983 69 69 62 82 85 86 80 93 1982 72 69 69 87 87 84 85 96 1981 80 80 78 85 92 92 93 93 1980 75 75 73 80 90 91 89 91 1979 82 82 80 88 93 94 92 95 1978 82 84 80 83 93 95 93 91 1977 80 85 80 72 94 96 94 90 1976 80 82 82 71 93 94 94 89 1975 70 69 69 80 85 84 84 95 1970 73 74 72 84 87 88 86 92 Table 14 continued Total Inside metropopolitan area Outside metro- Total Inside metropolitan area Outside metro- Year In central Not in central politan area In Central Not in central politan area cities cities cities cities 9-month absorption rate 12-month absorption rate 1999 95 95 95 93 98 98 98 96 1998 95 95 94 96 98 98 97 97 1997 95 96 95 87 97 98 98 88 1996 95 95 95 98 98 98 98 99 1995 94 97 96 73 97 99 97 90 1994 97 98 97 89 98 99 99 92 1993 94 95 97 81 96 98 99 82 1992 96 95 96 98 98 98 97 100 1991 93 92 94 93 97 96 98 98 1990 93 93 93 94 96 97 96 94 1989 93 92 93 94 96 96 97 95 1988 91 91 92 96 95 95 95 97 1987 90 90 91 75 94 94 96 79 1986 92 91 93 92 96 95 96 96 1985 92 91 92 96 95 95 96 97 1984 92 92 91 91 96 96 96 93 1983 92 94 89 96 96 97 93 99 1982 93 92 92 98 96 95 96 98 1981 96 96 98 94 97 98 99 94 1980 95 96 95 94 98 98 98 94 1979 97 98 96 99 99 99 98 100 1978 97 98 97 96 99 99 99 96 1977 97 98 98 95 99 99 99 97 1976 97 97 98 94 99 98 99 98 1975 92 91 92 98 95 94 95 99 1970 93 94 92 96 96 97 95 96