Table
10
Median Rents, All Renter-Occupied Units
New York City, 1996 and 1999
| In
current dollars |
1996 |
1999 |
Percent
Change
1996-1999 |
| Median
gross rent |
$640 |
$700 |
+9.4% |
| Median
contract rent |
$600 |
$648 |
8.0 |
| CPI(a) |
166.0 |
176.0 |
6.0 |
| In
April 1999 dollars |
|
|
|
| Median
gross rent |
$679 |
$700 |
+3.1 |
| Median
contract rent |
$636 |
$648 |
+1.9 |
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Sources:
U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1996 and 1999 New York City Housing
and Vacancy Surveys.
Notes:
(a)
Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers for New York-Northeast
New Jersey-Long Island (1982-84=100), April of each year,
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S.
