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Large increase in new dwellings
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2011-03-11T10:00:00.000Z
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Building statistics, January 2011

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Large increase in new dwellings

Preliminary figures show a marked increase in new dwellings in January 2011, compared with January 2010. The number of new dwellings increased by 28 per cent in January, while total utility floor space is at the same level as last year.

A total of 2 964 new dwellings were given building starts in January; an increase of 639 dwellings compared with January 2010.

Number of dwellings started. Unadjusted and trend. January 1995-January 2011

Started non-residential utility floor space. Unadjusted and trend. January 1995-Janary 2011

Decrease in industrial sector

A total of 413 100 square metres of utility floor space for industrial buildings were started. This is 22 per cent less compared with the same period in 2010. Larger fluctuations are however more common in monthly figures for building activity in the industrial sector.

Small changes in total

Building start of utility floor space decreased by 0.6 per cent. An increase of 103 300 square metres of utility floor space for dwellings was offset by a similar decrease of 108 900 for other than dwellings.

Building work started. Preliminary figures
  January Changes in per cent
  20101 2011
Number of dwellings 2 325 2 964 27.5
       
Utility floor space, 1 000 m2      
Total  958.6  953.1 -0.6
       
Dwellings  296.0  399.3 34.9
       
Other buildings  662.6  553.7 -16.4
Industrial buildings2  527.3  413.1 -21.7
Holiday property(cottages), private garages and other non-industrial activities  135.3  140.7 3.9
1  The figures have been revised 11 March 2011.
2  Also Includes building for education, health and social work and public administration.

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.

In this release new figures are published for the period 2008-2010.

More figures are available in Statbank.