Building statistics, January 2005

383 900 square meters of utility floor space were started for dwelling purposes - an increase of 36.7 per cent compared to January 2004. A total of 3 046 new dwellings were started in January 2005, an increase of 39.3 per cent from January 2004.

For other buildings than dwellings, 295 000 square meters floor space for industrial buildings and

101 100 square meters floor space for holiday properties and private garages were started in January 2005 - an increase of 29.1 and 32.3 per cent respectively compared to January 2004.

Tables:

• Table 1 Building work started. Preliminary figures
• Table 2 Building activity in January. Preliminary figures
• Table 3 Building work started in January, by county. Preliminary figures
• Table 4 Buildings under conctruction per 31 January, by county. Preliminary figures
• Table 5 Buildings completed in January, by county. Preliminary figures
• Table 6 Building work started. Not adjusted, seasonally adjusted and trend
• Table 7 Buildings permits in January. Preliminary figures. Breakdown according to Eurostat classifications
• Table 8 Average monthly registration delay for buildings started. January 2002-January 2005