Building permits indicators

The building permits indicators measure the quarterly evolution in the number of dwellings used for residential purposes, square metres of residential useful floor area and square metres of non-residential area using the Classification of types of Construction (CC).

During the first half of 2013, the residential constructions decreased compared with the same period of previous year (-37.2% in number of dwellings and -35.5% in useful floor area). Non-residential constructions declined by 31.6% compared with the same period of 2012.

The number of dwellings decreased by 38.2% in the first quarter and by 36.2% in the second quarter with respect to first and second quarter 2012.
The useful floor area declined by 36.6% in the first quarter and by 34.3% in the second quarter compared with 2012.

Non-residential area decreased by 37.3% in the first quarter of 2013 and by 25.6% in the second quarter with respect to first and second quarter 2012.