District of Columbia Retail Building Permits
| Year |
Number of Permits |
Dollar Value of Permits ($000) |
| Units | Percent Change |
Value | Percent Change |
| 1980 | 17 | | 2,485 | |
| 1981 | 5 | -71 | 597 | -76 |
| 1982 | 96 | 1,820 | 40,347 | 6,663 |
| 1983 | 23 | -76 | 10,308 | -74 |
| 1984 | 8 | -65 | 1,775 | -83 |
| 1985 | 0 | -100 | 0 | -100 |
| 1986 | 19 | - | 7,713 | - |
| 1987 | 20 | 5 | 8,227 | 7 |
| 1988 | 20 | 0 | 8,205 | 0 |
| 1989 | 18 | -10 | 6,824 | -17 |
| 1990 | 14 | -22 | 5,438 | -20 |
| 1991 | 10 | -29 | 7,249 | 33 |
| 1992 | 8 | -20 | 750 | -90 |
| 1993 | 4 | -50 | 3,340 | 345 |
| 1994 | 7 | 75 | 5,535 | 66 |
| 1995 | 5 | -29 | 2,382 | -57 |
Source: Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University and U.S. Bureau of Census
For additional information, contact Mark Baumann
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