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Small changes in new dwelling start permits
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Building statistics, March 2014

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Small changes in new dwelling start permits

Seasonally-adjusted figures show building start permits decreased by 1 per cent from February to March.

Registered building permissions. Seasonally adjusted, trend and unadjusted. Preliminary figuresPublished 28 April 2014
March 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
Dwellings-0.9-1.22 42528 505-8.8
 
Utility floor space, 1000 m2
Dwellings7.10.0340.83 958.5-5.5
Other buildings8.90.1544.95 397.10.6

Source: Statistics Norway

Except for January this year and July last year, these seasonally-adjusted figures are the lowest since February 2012. The change from month to month varies a lot, but the long-term trend is now showing a downward development in the number of building start permits for new dwellings since September last year.

Increase in non-residential buildings

Seasonally-adjusted figures show that building start permits, measured by utility floor space, for non- residential buildings increased by 9 per cent from February to March.

Building start permits for 28 500 new dwellings in last 12-month period

A total of 28 500 new dwellings were given building start permits in the last 12 months. This is a decrease of 9 per cent compared with the previous 12-month period.

Building start permits were given for 5.4 million square metres of utility floor space for other than dwellings in the last 12 months. This is a 0.6 per cent increase compared with the previous 12-month period.

Registered building permissionsOpen and readClose

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.

More details about comparability, quality and other information are available in About the statistics .

Rebuilding of existing building stockOpen and readClose

Building statistics do not cover dwellings due to rebuilding of existing building stock (i.e. new dwellings due to reconstruction of utility floor space from industry to dwellings).

When an old building is being demolished to the foundation wall, it is regarded as a new building. When the building framework is not demolished, it counts as rebuilding.

For more information, see About the statistics .