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Decline in building permits for industry
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2015-07-23T10:00:00.000Z
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The statistics measure the developments in building activities for all types of buildings. In June 2015, building was given start permits on almost 2 700 dwellings.

Building statistics, June 2015

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Decline in building permits for industry

Seasonally-adjusted figures for building start permits show a 16 per cent decrease in utility floor space for industry from May to June.

Registered building permissions. Seasonally adjusted, trend and unadjusted. Preliminary figuresPublished 23 July 2015
June 2015
Seasonally adjustedTrendUnadjusted
Percentage change from the previous monthPercentage change from the previous monthTotalThe last 12-months periodPercentage change from the last 12-months period
Dwellings-4.81.92 68828 335-3.0
 
Utility floor space, 1000 m2
Dwellings-8.91.3343.03 758.1-4.3
Other buildings-16.0-2.1394.85 157.4-1.3

Source: Statistics Norway

Figures vary considerably from month to month. The long-term trend is now showing a decrease in utility floor space for industry since May 2014.

Decrease in new dwellings

Seasonally-adjusted figures show that building start permits for new dwellings decreased by 5 per cent from May to June. The long-term trend show a relatively flat development in number of buildings start permits from April 2013 to August 2014, followed by an increase.

Building start permits for 28 300 new dwellings in last 12-month period

A total of 28 300 new dwellings have been given building start permits in the last 12 months. This is a decrease of 3 per cent compared with the previous 12-month period.

Building start permits have been given for 5.2 million square metres of utility floor space for the category “other than dwellings” in the last 12 months. This is 1 per cent less than the previous 12 month period.

Registered building permissionsOpen and readClose

Figures for buildings in the building statistics rely on dates for when permits are registered by the municipality in the data register (Matrikkelen). A building permit does not always mean that construction will be started at once. Especially in low conjunctures it might be that construction projects are not realised, or may be postponed after a building permit has been granted. When the building activity trend turns from a low to a high level, and vice versa, this could affect the interpretation of the statistics.

More details about comparability, quality and other information are available in About the statistics .

Rebuilding of existing building stockOpen and readClose

Building statistics do not cover dwellings due to rebuilding of existing building stock (i.e. new dwellings due to reconstruction of utility floor space from industry to dwellings).

When an old building is being demolished to the foundation wall, it is regarded as a new building. When the building framework is not demolished, it counts as rebuilding.

For more information, see About the statistics .