The number of building permits issued in the first 11 months of last year increased by 25% compared to the same period in 2020, according to the National Institute of Statistics (INS), Agerpres reports.
Increases were registered in all development regions: Bucharest-Ilfov (+1,963 permits), South-Muntenia (+1,729), West (+1,188), North-East (+1,116), Center (+1,112), North- West (+1,056), South-West Oltenia (+702) and South-East (+629).
Also, in November 2021, 3,902 building permits were issued for residential buildings, with a total usable area of 941,739 square meters.
Of the total building permits for residential buildings, 72.0% are for rural areas.
The number of authorizations issued in November is down 8.4% compared to October 2021 and 23.8% up compared to November 2020.