The number of building permits issued for residential buildings increased by 2% in the first eight months of this year, compared to the situation in 2023, according to data published on Monday by the National Institute of Statistics (INS), informs Agerpres.
So, between January 1 and August 31, 2024, 23,772 construction permits were issued for residential buildings, and the most important jumps were recorded in the Sud-Muntenia (+264 permits), Vest ( +202), Bucharest-Ilfov (+137), Nord-Est (+79) and Sud-Vest Oltenia (+64) development regions.
On the other hand, decreases were recorded in the center (-243 authorizations), northwest (-31) and southeast (-11) regions.
INS data reveal that, in August 2024 compared to August 2023, the number of building permits issued for residential buildings increased by 7.9%, and the total usable area increased by 10.6%.
Also, regarding the number of building permits issued for non-residential buildings, it decreased by 1.5%, and as a total usable area, by 20.8%.
From one month to the next (August 2024 vs July 2024), 3,360 building permits for residential buildings were issued in Romania (-3.6%), with a total usable area of 808,191 sqm (+3.1%). Of this total, 70.3% were for the rural area.
In August of the current year, 533 building permits were issued for non-residential buildings (-4.7% compared to July 2024), with a total usable area of 179,685 sqm (-34.1%).
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