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High building activity
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2012-08-31T10:00:00.000Z
Construction, housing and property;Svalbard
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Building statistics, July 2012

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High building activity

Preliminary figures show that building activity is going up. Figures for the period May-July have not been so high since 2004.

Number of dwellings started. Seasonally adjusted and trend. January 2000-July 2012

Started non-residential utility floor space. Seasonally adjusted and trend. January 2000-July 2012

A total of 7 460 new dwellings were given building starts during May-July 2012. This is 1 693 more than the same period last year. Building activity seems to have increased after a moderate start earlier this year.

Small changes in industrial sector

Figures for the industrial sector show modest changes. In May-July this year more than 1.2 million square metres of utility floor space was started up for other than residential buildings. This is about the average for the period May-July over the last 5 years.

Building work started. Preliminary figures
  July Changes in per cent January-July Changes in per cent
  20111 2012 20111 2012
Number of dwellings 1 706 2 133 25.0 16 169 16 339 1.1
             
Utility floor space, 1 000 m2            
Total  542.7  615.7 13.5 5 289.1 5 173.1 -2.2
             
Dwellings  247.0  269.3 9.1 2 220.9 2 188.9 -1.4
             
Other buildings  295.7  346.4 17.1 3 068.2 2 984.2 -2.7
Industrial buildings2  195.9  229.0 16.9 2 216.7 2 122.4 -4.3
Holiday property(cottages), private garages and other non-industrial activities 99.8  117.4 17.6  851.5  861.8 1.2
1  The figures for all months from January 2011 until November 2011 where revised 8 February 2012.
2  Also Includes building for education, health and social work and public administration.

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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.

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