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Fewer new dwellings
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2012-03-28T10:00:00.000Z
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Building statistics, February 2012

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Fewer new dwellings

Preliminary figures show a decrease in new utility floor space for dwellings and other than dwellings in January-February 2012, compared with the same period in 2011. Seventeen per cent fewer dwellings were started.

Number of dwellings started. Unadjusted and trend. January 1995-February 2012

Started non-residential utility floor space. Unadjusted and trend. January 1995-February 2012

A total of 4 294 new dwellings were given building starts in January-February; a decrease of 882 dwellings compared with the same period last year.

A total of 716 100 square metres of utility floor space for industrial buildings were started in January-February. This is 3.8 per cent less compared with 2011. Holiday properties (cottages), private garages and other non-industrial activities similarly decreased by 8.2 per cent.

In total, new utility floor space decreased by 7.3 per cent.

Building work started. Preliminary figures
  February Changes in per cent January-February Changes in per cent
  20111 2012 20111 2012
Number of dwellings 2 125 1 785 -16.0 5 176 4 294 -17.0
             
Utility floor space, 1 000 m2            
Total  744.1  705.5 -5.2 1 686.6 1 563.9 -7.3
             
Dwellings  278.5  255.6 -8.2  675.5  602.5 -10.8
             
Other buildings  465.6  450.0 -3.4 1 011.1  961.3 -4.9
Industrial buildings2  335.4  331.8 -1.1  744.1  716.1 -3.8
Holiday property(cottages), private garages and other non-industrial activities  130.2  118.2 -9.2  267.0  245.2 -8.2
1  The figures for all months from January 2011 until November 2011 where revised 8 February 2012.
2  Also Includes building for education, health and social work and public administration.

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Registered building permissions

Figures for buildings in the building statistics rely on dates for when permits are registered by the municipality in the data register (Matrikkelen). A building permit does not always mean that construction will be started at once. Especially in low conjunctures it might be that construction projects are not realised, or may be postponed after a building permit has been granted. When the building activity trend turns from a low to a high level, and vice versa, this could affect the interpretation of the statistics.

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