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Decrease in building permits
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2015-06-25T10:00:00.000Z
Construction, housing and property;Svalbard
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The statistics measure the developments in building activities for all types of buildings. In May 2015, building start permits were given on almost 2 400 dwellings.

Building statistics, May 2015

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Decrease in building permits

Seasonally-adjusted figures show a 9 per cent decrease in building start permits for dwellings from April to May.

Registered building permissions. Seasonally adjusted, trend and unadjusted. Preliminary figuresPublished 25 June 2015
May 2015
Seasonally adjustedTrendUnadjusted
Percentage change from the previous monthPercentage change from the previous monthTotalThe last 12-months periodPercentage change from the last 12-months period
Dwellings-9.12.22 36028 381-1.9
 
Utility floor space, 1000 m2
Dwellings-8.92.2337.93 759.1-4.8
Other buildings-23.6-0.2399.85 348.73.0

Source: Statistics Norway

Figures vary considerably from month to month. The long-term trend is now showing a relatively flat development in the number of building start permits for new dwellings since April 2013, except for an increase since August 2014.

Decrease in non-residential buildings

Seasonally-adjusted figures show that building start permits, measured by utility floor space, for non- residential buildings decreased by 24 per cent from April to May. The long-term trend shows a decrease since May last year.

Building start permits for 28 400 new dwellings in last 12-month period

A total of 28 400 new dwellings have been given building start permits in the last 12 months. This is a decrease of 2 per cent compared with the previous 12-month period.

Building start permits have been given for 5.3 million square metres of utility floor space for the category “other than dwellings” in the last 12 months. This is 3 per cent more than the previous 12-month period.

Registered building permissionsOpen and readClose

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 details about comparability, quality and other information are available in About the statistics .

Rebuilding of existing building stockOpen and readClose

Building statistics do not cover dwellings due to rebuilding of existing building stock (i.e. new dwellings due to reconstruction of utility floor space from industry to dwellings).

When an old building is being demolished to the foundation wall, it is regarded as a new building. When the building framework is not demolished, it counts as rebuilding.

For more information, see About the statistics .