The table below lists the value ($millions) of new residential construction in the United States between 1981 and 2010. Graph these data and describe what you have learned.
Value of New Residential
Year Construction
1981 ............ 99,241
1982 ............ 84,676
1983 ............ 125,833
1984 ............ 155,015
1985 ............ 160,520
1986 ............ 190,677
1987 ............ 199,652
1988 ............ 204,496
1989 ............ 204,255
1990 ............ 191,103
1991 ............ 166,251
1992 ............ 199,393
1993 ............ 225,067
1994 ............ 258,561
1995 ............ 247,351
1996 ............ 281,115
1997 ............ 289,014
1998 ............ 314,607
1999 ............ 350,562
2000 ............ 374,457
2001 ............ 388,324
2002 ............ 396,696
2003 ............ 446,035
2004 ............ 532,900
2005 ............ 611,899
2006 ............ 613,731
2007 ............ 493,246
2008 ............ 350,257
2009 ............ 245,621
2010 ............ 241,690