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Building activity increases
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Building statistics, December 2010

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Building activity increases

So far in 2010, 21 204 dwellings have been started. This is 8.8 per cent more than in the lowest year 2009.

Started non-residential utility floor space. Unadjusted and trend. January 1995-December 2010

Number of dwellings started. Unadjusted and trend. January 1995-December 2010

Building statistics show an increasing trend within both the residential and industrial sectors. Registered utility floor space for industrial and public sector purposes increased by 17 per cent compared with the year 2009.

Building was started on a total of 7.8 million square metres of utility floor space in 2010. This is an increase of 14 per cent compared with the previous year.

Registered building permissions

Figures for buildings in the building statistics rely on dates for when permits are registered by the municipality in the data register (Matrikkelen). A building permit does not always mean that construction will be started at once. Especially in low conjunctures it might be that construction projects are not realised, or may be postponed after a building permit has been granted. When the building activity trend turns from a low to a high level, and vice versa, this could affect the interpretation of the statistics.

More about comparability, quality and other information in "About the statistics" .

Lack in registration

Buildings registered without the need for application, after the introduction of the data register Matrikkelen, have to varying degrees been registered with all necessary information. This in turn has led to an underestimation of buildings in the agricultural sector in particular. A total of 8 500 buildings have been registered as notifiable matters without information on utility floor space.

Buildings registered as notifiable matters and which have not been included in published statistics. 2008-2010
Year Dwellings Other buildings than
residential buildings
     Dwellings      Utility
floor space 		     Utility floor
space, total 		Of which
     Agricultural and
fishery building 		     Residential
garage 		     Holiday
house
  Number 1 000 m2
2008  126 39  605  354  155 14
2009 79 69  800  434  261 29
2010 74  101  873  425  330 43

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