Figure 3. Index of productivity (output per hour) in single-family and multifamily new housing construction, 1987–2016 (base year 1987 = 100)
Year Single-family new housing construction Multifamily new housing construction

1987

100.00 100.00

1988

93.78 91.04

1989

89.92 99.03

1990

82.79 98.25

1991

81.35 96.33

1992

94.75 91.95

1993

100.46 74.56

1994

105.63 88.83

1995

99.33 108.49

1996

105.65 116.35

1997

104.22 120.35

1998

108.86 116.18

1999

106.00 117.39

2000

103.35 113.81

2001

106.05 120.33

2002

107.25 122.42

2003

121.58 138.36

2004

132.57 161.00

2005

138.35 178.85

2006

118.27 189.71

2007

100.67 204.72

2008

81.94 202.52

2009

66.31 168.06

2010

80.01 115.93

2011

82.26 132.27

2012

98.42 197.21

2013

109.01 229.63

2014

104.04 239.59

2015

110.13 265.96

2016

110.72 264.44

Note: Recession periods are July 1990 to March 1991, March 2001 to November 2001, and December 2007 to June 2009, as determined by the National Bureau of Economic Research.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.