housing.def

   HOUSE   IR  

    Obs:  252   Monthly   January 1985 to December 2005

   HOUSE = New privately owned housing starts (in thousands) in the U.S.
      IR = Interest rate for 30-year mortgage


   Data Source: Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis





    Variable |       Obs        Mean    Std. Dev.       Min        Max
-------------+--------------------------------------------------------
       HOUSE |       252    1549.456    270.8332        798       2213
          IR |       252    8.274087    1.796379       5.23       13.2