Building statistics, July 2003

The strongest decrease in utility floor space started was in Nordland, Aust-Agder, Akershus and Hedmark, with a 52, 51, 36 and 36 per cent decrease respectively from the seven first months of 2002 to the corresponding period this year.

The registration of non-residential buildings in the municipality of Oslo was imperfect for the years 2001, 2002 and the beginning of 2003, subsequently the figures for Oslo so far this year are lower than the actual situation.

Decrease in utility floor space in residential buildings

While the number of dwellings started from January to July is almost equal this year compared to last year, utility floor space started in dwellings decreased by 5 per cent. In this period 11,972 dwellings on 1,549,200 square meters are started this year.

In Nordland 600 dwellings are started in the first seven months this year, 90 per cent more than during the same period last year. In Oslo 1,301 dwellings are started, 27 per cent more than during the first seven months last year. There are 29 per cent fewer dwellings started in Hordaland.

Tables:

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