The number of dwellings than went into use in the first nine months of 2018 was standing at 40,378, up 1,006 from the same period of 2017, according to data released on Monday by the National Institute of Statistics (INS).
In Q3 2018, 17,363 dwellings went into use, by 1,048 dwellings more than in Q3 2017.
According to a breakdown by area of residence, most of the dwellings that were built in the third quarter of 2018 were in the urban area (62.4 percent).
The distribution of the completed dwellings by financing sources shows that the number of dwellings built in the third quarter of 2018 on private funds increased by 882 dwellings compared with the third quarter of 2017, and the number of dwellings built on public funds rose by 166.
The regional distribution shows an increase in the number of completed dwellings, with rises reported in the following development regions: Bucharest-Ilfov (+606 dwellings), Center (+441), South-West Oltenia (+409), North-East (+207) and South-Muntenia (+98). There were drops in the number of completed dwellings in the following development regions: South-East (-406 dwellings), North-West (-275) and West (-32).
January-September, 2018, 40,378 dwellings went into use, 1,006 dwellings more than in the same period a year before.
According to a breakdown by area of residence, most of the dwellings that went into use in 1 January - 30 September, 2018 were in the urban area, making up 58.3 percent of the total. The distribution of the completed dwellings by financing sources shows that the number of dwellings built on private funds increased by 1,283 in the same period compared with the similar period of the previous year, and the number of dwellings built on public funds decreased by 277.
The regional distribution shows rises in the number of completed dwellings in the following development regions: North-West (+725 dwellings), South-West Oltenia (+435), West (+268), South-Muntenia (+212) and Center (+148).
There were drops in the number of completed dwellings in the following development regions: Bucharest-Ilfov (-402 dwellings), North-East (-351) and South-East (-29).