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 second half of 2013, the residential buildings decreased compared with the same period of previous year (-32.1% in number of dwellings and -29.1% in useful floor area). Non-residential buildings declined by 28.9% compared with the same period of 2012.

The number of dwellings decreased by 26.1% in the third quarter and by 37.6% in the fourth quarter with respect to third and fourth quarter 2012.
The useful floor area declined by 23.0% in the third quarter and by 34.7% in the fourth quarter compared with 2012.

Non-residential area decreased by 22.3% in the third quarter of 2013 and by 35.3% in the fourth quarter with respect to the third and fourth quarter 2012.