April 28 (SeeNews) - Romania issued 7,417 building permits for residential projects in the first three months of 2017, up 1.9% year-on-year, the national statistical board, INS, said on Friday.
In March alone, Romania issued 3,489 building permits, up 4.5% year-on-year. As many as 62.1% of the permits issued in March were for projects in rural areas.
INS provided no figure for the value of the projects which had been granted permits.
Details follow:
|
March'17 |
Feb '17 |
March '16 |
Residential buildings |
3,489 |
2.367 |
3,339 |
- urban area |
1,322 |
730 |
1,170 |
- rural area |
2,167 |
1,637 |
2,169 |
Office buildings |
10 |
8 |
19 |
Other buildings* |
516 |
377 |
567 |
source: INS
* Other buildings include hotels, stores, industrial and agricultural buildings, schools, research institutes and hospitals.