No comparative figures for last year were immediately available.
A total of 209 construction permits were issued in October, 25% less than a month earlier, the statement said. They included 169 permits issued to individuals and 40 to business entities, the statistics office said in a statement.
Of the total number of building permits issued, 165 were for buildings, 23 for civil engineering projects and 21 for reconstruction.
Details of construction output value and number of permits:
Oct'08 | Sept'08 | |
Total Estimated Value (in billion denars) | 1.247 | 2.230 |
Total Permits | 209 | 279 |
October’s pct changes:
M/M | Y/Y | |
Total Estimated Value | -44% | n/a |
Total Permits | -25% | n/a |
(1 euro = 61.5763 Macedonian denars)