June 28 (SeeNews) - Romania issued 16,471 building permits for residential projects in January-May, up 1.1% year-on-year, the national statistical office, INS, said on Friday.
As many as 65.1% of the permits issued in May were for projects located in Romania's rural areas.
INS provided no figure for the value of the projects which were granted permits.
The total number of permits for residential buildings issued in 2018 was 42,694, up 2.6% on the year.
Details follow:
|
May 2019 |
May 2018 |
Residential buildings |
4,133 |
4,435 |
- urban area |
1,441 |
1,547 |
- rural area |
2,692 |
2,888 |
Office buildings |
30 |
23 |
Other buildings |
680 |
614 |
Source: INS
* Other buildings include hotels, stores, industrial and agricultural buildings, schools, research institutes and hospitals.