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Small growth for new dwellings
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2013-11-28T10:00:00.000Z
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Building statistics, October 2013

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Small growth for new dwellings

After a period of decline followed by a flattening out, seasonally-adjusted figures show signs of slight growth in the number of new dwellings in recent months.

Building work started. Preliminary figuresPublished 28 November 2013
October 2013So far this yearChange in per cent. MonthChange in per cent. So far this year
October 2013October 2012 - October 2013October 2012 - October 2013
Number of dwellings2 89924 6719.8-1.2
 
Utility floor space, 1000 m2
Total872.07 795.92.8-3.0
Dwellings397.33 414.59.92.5
Other buildings474.74 381.4-2.5-7.0
Industrial buildings345.73 137.40.8-8.7
Holiday property(cottages), private garages and other non-industrial activities129.01 244.0-10.4-2.4

Source: Statistics Norway

The number of new dwelling permits increased by 4 per cent from September to October, according to seasonally-adjusted figures.

However, hitherto this year, there have been building starts for almost 24 700 new dwellings. This is a decrease of 1 per cent compared with the same period last year.

Building has started on around 7.8 million square metres of utility floor space hitherto this year. This is almost 3 per cent less than in the corresponding period last year.

Building starts in the industrial sector decreased by almost 9 per cent compared with January-October 2012. Holiday properties (cottages), private garages and other non-industrial activity decreased by 2.4 per cent.

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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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