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Increase in new dwellings
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Building statistics, February 2014

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Increase in new dwellings

Seasonally-adjusted figures show building start permits increased by 48 per cent from January to February. The increase is from very low figures in January.

Registered building permissions. Preliminary figuresPublished 24 March 2014
February 2014
Seasonally adjustedTrendUnadjusted
Percentage change from the previous monthPercentage change from the previous monthTotalThe last 12-months periodPercentage change from the last 12-months period
Dwellings47.90.01 88428 186-10.9
 
Utility floor space, 1000 m2
Dwellings35.0-0.1264.93 923.3-5.7
Other buildings60.3-1.4457.25 301.61.6

Source: Statistics Norway

Except for January this year and July last year, these seasonally-adjusted figures are the lowest since February 2012. The long-term trend shows a flattening in the number of building start permits since July last year.

Increase also for non-residential buildings

Seasonally-adjusted figures show that building start permits, measured by utility floor space, for non- residential buildings increased by 60 per cent from January to February. Figures for non-residential buildings were also low in January. The long-term trend shows a decrease since August last year.

Building permits for 28 200 new dwellings in last 12-month period

A total of 28 200 new dwellings were given building start permits in the last 12 months. This is a decrease of 10.9 per cent compared with the previous 12-month period.

Building start permits were given for 5.3 million square metres of utility floor space in the last 12 months. This is a 1.6 per cent increase compared with the previous 12-month period.

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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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