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Great drop in new buildings
Building activity, measured in total utility floor space started, fell by 27 per cent during the first eight months of 2009 compared with the corresponding period in 2008.
A total of 12 260 dwelling starts were registered during the first eight months of 2009. This is 25.1 per cent fewer dwelling starts compared with the same period in 2008.
Registered utility floor space starts for industrial and public sector buildings decreased by 30.0 per cent in the period January-August 2009 compared with the same period in 2008.
Utility floor space started for holiday houses and residential garages went down by 24.1 per cent compared with the corresponding period last year.
Tables:
- Table 1 Building work started. Preliminary figures
- Table 2 Building activity in August. Preliminary figures
- Table 3 Building work started in January-August, by county. Preliminary figures
- Table 4 Buildings under conctruction per 31 August, by county. Preliminary figures
- Table 5 Buildings completed in January-August, by county. Preliminary figures
- Table 6 Building work started. Not adjusted, seasonally adjusted and trend. Preliminary figures
- Table 7 Building work started in August, by county. Preliminary figures
- Table 8 Buildings permits in August. Preliminary figures. Breakdown according to Eurostat classifications
- Table 9 Average monthly registration delay for buildings started. January 2006-August 2009
Contact
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Jens Mathiesen
E-mail: jens.mathiesen@ssb.no
tel.: (+47) 40 81 13 98
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Magnus Espeland
E-mail: magnus.espeland@ssb.no
tel.: (+47) 45 27 40 08