September 7 (SeeNews) - The estimated value of construction projects covered by building permits issued in Macedonia grew by a hefty 23% on the month to 1.75 billion denars ($40.4 million/28.2 million euro) in July, the country's Statistics Office said on Monday.
Year-on-year, their value decreased by 67.4%.
A total of 259 construction permits were issued in July, up 2.8% on the month and 7.8% less than a year earlier. They included 227 permits issued to individuals and 32 granted to companies, the statistics office said in a statement.
The total number of building permits issued in July included 224 permits for buildings, nine for civil engineering projects and 26 for reconstruction projects.
Details about Macedonia's construction output value and number of permits issued follow:
|
|
July'09 |
m/m change |
y/y change |
| Total Estimated Value (in billions of denars) |
1.750 |
+23.0% |
-67.4% |
| Total Permits |
259 |
+2.8% |
-7.8% |
(1 euro = 62.1435 Macedonian denars)