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 2016, the residential construction units increased compared with the same period of the previous year (+10.6% in the number of dwellings and +11.0% in useful floor area). Instead non-residential buildings decreased by 0.7% compared with the same period of 2015.

The number of dwellings in new buildings increased by 3.3% in the third quarter and by 18.1% in the fourth quarter with respect to third and fourth quarter 2015.

The useful floor area increased as well: by 3.2% in the third quarter and by 18.9% in the fourth quarter compared with the same periods of 2015.

Non-residential area increased by 1.7% in the third quarter of 2016 and
decreased by 2.9% in the fourth quarter with respect to third and fourth quarter 2015.