Building statistics, January 2007

A total of 390 000 square metre of this utility floor space was started for industrial purposes, an increase of 34.8 per cent compared to the first month of 2006. Started floor space for holiday properties, garages etc. amounted to 144 600 square metres, an increase of 38.3 per cent compared to January 2006.

I addition a total of 436 200 square metre of utility floor space for dwellings was recorded started, an increase of 20.0 per cent compared to January 2006. A total of 3 625 dwellings were recorded started during January this year. Compared to the 2 907 dwellings started during January last year this is a 24.7 per cent increase.

Tables:

• Table 1 Building work started. Preliminary figures
• Table 2 Building activity in January. Preliminary figures
• Table 3 Building work started in January, by county. Preliminary figures
• Table 4 Buildings under conctruction per 31 January, by county. Preliminary figures
• Table 5 Buildings completed in January, by county. Preliminary figures
• Table 6 Building work started. Not adjusted, seasonally adjusted and trend
• Table 7 Buildings permits in January. Preliminary figures. Breakdown according to Eurostat classifications
• Table 8 Average monthly registration delay for buildings started. January 2004-January 2007