Building statistics, March 2003

The strongest decrease was in Hordaland and Hedmark with 273 and 157 less dwellings started, respectively. In Nordland and Troms there were 197 and 150 more dwellings started during the first three months of 2003.

Decrease for non-residential buildings

848 400 square metres of utility floor space are started in non-residential buildings in the first three months of 2003, 16 per cent less than in the first three months of 2002.

In Nordland and Akershus utility floor space started in non-residential buildings decreased by 61 and 55 per cent, respectively.

Registration of non-residential buildings in Oslo is not complete, which means that the figures for Oslo are lower than the actual situation.

Tables:

• Table 1 Building work started. Preliminary figures
• Table 2 Building activity in March. Preliminary figures
• Table 3 Building work started in January-March, by county. Preliminary figures
• Table 4 Buildings under conctruction per 31 March, by county. Preliminary figures
• Table 5 Buildings completed in January-March, by county. Preliminary figures
• Table 6 Building work started. Not adjusted, seasonally adjusted and trend
• Table 7 Building work started in March, by county. Preliminary figures
• Table 8 Buildings permits in March. Preliminary figures. Breakdown according to Eurostat classifications
• Table 9 Average monthly registration delay for buildings started. January 2000-March 2003