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The number of building permits for residential buildings issued in January-November 2019 decreased by 1.5 per cent against the same period of the previous year, according to data published on Tuesday by the National Institute of Statistics (INS).
In January 1 - November 30, there were 39,359 building permits issued for residential buildings, down 1.5 per cent against the similar period of 2018. Drops were recorded in the following development regions: Bucharest-Ilfov (-852 permits), West (-480), North-East (-36) and South-Muntenia (-19). Significant growths were recorded in the following development regions: South-East (+471 permits), Center (+154), South-West Oltenia (+102) and North-West (+59).
In November 2019, there were issued 3,423 building permits for residential buildings, of which 67.7 per cent were for the rural area. By regions, in November 2019, there was seen a decrease in the number of building permits issued for residential buildings (-313), compared to the previous month. This decrease was reflected in the following development regions: North-West (-132 permits), North-East (-74), South-West Oltenia (-66), Center (-28), South-Muntenia (-27), Bucharest-Ilfov (-17) and South-East (-16).
Growth was registered in the West development region (+47 permits).
An increase was recorded in the number of building permits issued for residential buildings (+183) in November 2019 against the corresponding month of the previous year. The growth was reflected in the following development regions: South-Muntenia (+83 permits), South-East (+74), Center (+53), West (+21) and South-West Oltenia (+7). There were also recorded decreases in the following development regions: Bucharest-Ilfov (-36 permits), North-West (-10) and North-East (-9).
