12-29. Construction Permits Issued in South Carolina by Type of Construction: 1984-1994


              SINGLE-FAMILY           MULTI-FAMILY             HOTELS/MOTELS

        NUMBER  NUMBER   COST   NUMBER  NUMBER   COST   NUMBER  NUMBER   COST
 YEAR   BLDGS   UNITS   (MILL)  BLDGS   UNITS   (MILL)  BLDGS   UNITS   (MILL)

1984 19,032 19,032 905 2,232 16,859 511 88 4,162 123 1985 18,738 18,738 952 1,901 14,077 408 74 5,606 163 1986 19,128 19,128 1,124 1,098 7,712 233 119 5,005 109 1987 18,518 18,518 1,237 753 5,002 169 71 3,471 84 1988 17,091 17,091 1,218 797 6,011 173 92 2,856 66 1989 16,872 16,872 1,195 594 4,332 144 53 1,638 42 1990 16,526 16,526 1,264 565 4,081 140 25 1,034 25 1991 15,713 15,713 1,240 457 2,485 84 15 414 11 1992 17,706 17,706 1,478 387 2,461 93 25 632 11 1993 17,653 17,653 1,529 291 2,295 101 25 1,328 38 1994 18,227 18,227 1,674 541 4,145 199 29 1,545 47 ADDITIONS AND NONRESIDENTIAL ALTERATIONS TOTAL ALL CATEGORIES 1/ NUMBER NUMBER COST NUMBER NUMBER COST NUMBER NUMBER COST YEAR BLDGS UNITS (MILL) BLDGS UNITS (MILL) BLDGS UNITS (MILL)
1984 8,512 NA 617 16,447 NA 257 46,311 40,053 2,412 1985 6,744 NA 659 18,751 NA 342 46,208 38,421 2,524 1986 6,761 NA 743 18,792 NA 328 45,898 31,845 2,537 1987 7,283 NA 835 19,929 NA 371 46,554 26,991 2,695 1988 6,926 NA 763 20,239 NA 427 45,145 25,958 2,647 1989 6,923 NA 727 22,168 NA 494 46,610 22,842 2,602 1990 6,629 NA 749 24,269 NA 451 48,014 21,641 2,629 1991 6,620 NA 624 23,940 NA 437 46,745 18,612 2,396 1992 6,278 NA 489 24,683 NA 519 49,079 20,799 2,590 1993 6,102 NA 696 23,254 NA 489 47,325 21,276 2,853 1994 6,751 NA 751 22,418 NA 596 47,966 23,917 3,267
1/: Excludes mobile homes and permits for demolitions and razing of buildings.

Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Construction Statistics Division, Building Permits Branch, unpublished data, Annual 1985-1995.

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