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Decrease in total building activity
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2008-10-14T10:00:00.000Z
Construction, housing and property;Svalbard
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Building statistics, August 2008

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Decrease in total building activity

During the first eight months of 2008, a total of 5.8 million square metres of utility floor space were started, 3.7 per cent less than the same period in 2007. The decrease is caused by a strong fall in dwelling-starts, while the floor space started for other buildings still is at a high level.

Started non-residential utility floor space. Unadjusted and trend. January 1995-August 2008

Number of dwellings started. Unadjusted and trend. January 1995-August 2008

The number of dwellings started during the first eight months of 2008 was 16 222, a reduction of 21.7 per cent compared with the period from January to August in 2007. In Oslo the number of dwelling-starts is more than halved.

Preliminary monthly figures shows that a total of 2.8 million square metres of utility floor space was started for industrial and public sector buildings in the first eight months of 2008, up 8 per cent from the corresponding period in 2007. Utility floor space started for holiday houses, residential garages and more amounted to 841 100 square metres during the first eight months of the year, a decrease of 4.8 per cent compared with the same period last year.

Increasing delay in the registration of building-starts

The average monthly registration delay for buildings started has increased last year. It means that a larger share of older building projects are registered as started in the Ground Parcel, Address and Building Register (GAB). The decreasing trend could therefore be underestimated.

Conversion to a new property register

As of 5 November 2007 the municipalities will be transferred in groups from the Ground Parcel, Address and Building Register (GAB) to the new property register, Matrikkelen. All municipalities will be transferred by the end of February 2009. In connection with the conversion there may be some delay in the registration of the municipalities that are being transferred. The Norwegian Mapping and Cadastre Authority has an overview of transfer dates for each municipality .

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