Building statistics, February 2003

During January and February 3 994 dwellings were started in Norway. Oslo had the highest number of dwelling starts with 569, while Akershus and Rogaland had 453 and 442 dwelling starts respectively.

Decrease for non-residential buildings

615 300 square metres of utility floor space were started in non-residential buildings in the first two months of 2003, 13 per cent fewer than in the first two months of 2002.

Rogaland and Sør-Trøndelag had most floor space started with 72 600 and 62 400 square metres respectively.

Tables:

• Table 1 Building work started. Preliminary figures
• Table 2 Building activity in February. Preliminary figures
• Table 3 Building work started in January-February, by county. Preliminary figures
• Table 4 Buildings under conctruction per 28 February, by county. Preliminary figures
• Table 5 Buildings completed in January-February, by county. Preliminary figures
• Table 6 Building work started. Not adjusted, seasonally adjusted and trend
• Table 7 Building work started in February, by county. Preliminary figures
• Table 8 Buildings permits in February. Preliminary figures. Breakdown according to Eurostat classifications
• Table 9 Average monthly registration delay for buildings started. January 2000-February 2003