Building statistics, July 2005

1 927 200 square metres of utility floor space for dwellings were started in the first seven months of this year, an increase of 6.3 per cent compared with the same period last year.

Buskerud county had the largest increase in dwelling starts with 144 per cent, followed by Oppland with 127 per cent. 1 006 and 513 new dwellings were started in Buskerud and Oppland in the first seven months of the year.

Other buildings than dwellings

1 494 300 square metres of utility floor space for industrial buildings and 644 500 square metres of utility floor space for holiday properties and private garages were started in the first seven months of 2005. For industrial buildings the number of square meters started remained stable from last year, whereas there was an increase in building starts of holiday properties and private garages by 8.7 per cent.

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 2002-July 2005