Building permits indicators

During the second quarter of 2018, the residential construction units increased compared with the same period of the previous year (+1.3% for the number of dwellings and +5.1% for useful floor area).

Non-residential buildings increased by 24.9% compared with the same period of 2017.

The number of dwellings in new buildings decreased by 2.0% in the second quarter of 2018 compared with first quarter of 2018.

The useful floor area increased by 0.4% in the second quarter compared with previous quarters.

Non-residential area decreased by 18.6% in the second quarter of 2018 compared with the first quarter of 2018.