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The number of building permits issued for residential buildings in Romania increased by 25.3% in the first ten months of the year, compared to a similar period in 2020, according to data from the National Institute of Statistics (INS), published on Monday, agerpres reports.
According to the cited source, at the level of October of this year, there is an increase in the number of building permits issued for residential buildings (+ 6%) and a decrease in total usable area (-11.1%), compared to the corresponding month from the previous year.
At territorial level, this increase (+243 permits) in the number of building permits issued for residential buildings is reflected in the following development regions: Center (+189 permits), Bucharest - Ilfov (+77), South-Muntenia (+36 ), South-West Oltenia (+24), West (+2) and South-East (+1). On the other hand, decreases were recorded in the North-West (-72 permits) and North-East (-14) development regions.
Compared to October 2020, this year there was an increase in both the number of building permits issued for non-residential buildings (+ 14.7%) and the total usable area (+ 0.04%). In this margin, this increase (+91 sqm) of the usable area under building permits issued for non-residential buildings is reflected in: Center (+46,605 sqm), North-West (+13,198), West (+5,683) and North-East (+5.098). Instead, decreases were registered in the following development regions: Bucharest-Ilfov (-32,865 sqm), South-Muntenia (-21.057), South-East (-16,352) and South-West Oltenia (-219).
According to the INS, as compared to September 2021, in October 2021, 4,260 building permits were issued for residential buildings (-13%), with a total usable area of 909,697 sqm (-23.7%). Of this total, 68.9% are for the rural area.
In October of this year, there was a decrease in the usable area under building permits issued for non-residential buildings (-13.2%), compared to the previous month.
Also, during the analyzed period, there was a decrease in the number of building permits issued for residential buildings (-639), and, at territorial level, this trend is reflected in all development regions: North-East (-137 permits), West (-119), Bucharest-Ilfov (-108), North-West (-72), South-West Oltenia (-60), Center (-52), South-Muntenia (-49) and South-East (-42).
Regarding permits for non-residential buildings, 708 were issued in October 2021 (+ 8.3%), in a total usable area of 259,576 sqm (-13.2%). Compared to the previous month, in October 2021, there was a decrease (-39,457 sq m) of the usable area under building permits issued for non-residential buildings. This decrease is reflected in the following development regions: Bucharest - Ilfov (-32,442 sqm), South-Muntenia (-14,008), North-East (-8,314), South-West Oltenia (-3,921), South-East (-3,337 ) North-West (-1,848).
At the opposite end, with increases in this segment, are the development regions: Center (+23,165 sqm) and West (+1,248).
