Building statistics, December 2006

The counties Rogaland and Oslo had the highest number of dwelling starts in 2006. A total of 4 586 and 4 504 dwellings respectively were registered started in these counties. Sogn og Fjordane had the lowest number of dwelling starts with 435.

Utility floor space started for dwelling purposes in Norway increased by 4.9 per cent from 3.8 million square metres in 2005 to 4.0 million square metres in 2006.

Highest increase in industrial buildings

In total, 4.9 million square metres of utility floor space for other purposes than dwellings were started during 2006. 3.5 million square metres were floor space for industrial buildings and 1.3 million square metres were for holiday properties and residential garages, an increase of 8.3 and 0.7 per cent respectively compared with 2005.

Preliminary figures

The figures presented in the monthly building statistics are preliminary. The figures presented here may therefore deviate from the figures that will be presented for the fourth quarter and the final figures for 2006. This is due to possible corrections made in the Ground Property, Address and Building Register (GAB) by Norwegian municipalities.

Tables:

• Table 1 Building work started. Preliminary figures
• Table 2 Building activity in December. Preliminary figures
• Table 3 Building work started in January-December, by county. Preliminary figures
• Table 4 Buildings under conctruction per 31 December, by county. Preliminary figures
• Table 5 Buildings completed in January-December, by county. Preliminary figures
• Table 6 Building work started. Not adjusted, seasonally adjusted and trend
• Table 7 Building work started in December, by county. Preliminary figures
• Table 8 Buildings permits in December. Preliminary figures. Breakdown according to Eurostat classifications
• Table 9 Average monthly registration delay for buildings started. January 2003-December 2006