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New dwellings increase
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2011-04-05T10:00:00.000Z
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Building statistics, February 2011

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New dwellings increase

Preliminary figures show a marked increase in new dwellings in January-February 2011, compared with the same period last year. The number of new dwellings increased by 24 per cent, while utility floor space for other than dwellings decreased.

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

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

A total of 5 031 new dwellings were given building starts in January-February; an increase of almost 1 000 dwellings compared with the same period last year. In all, building starts were given for nearly 1.7 million square metres of utility floor space; an increase of 9 per cent.

Small changes for other buildings

A total of 753 200 square metres of utility floor space for industrial buildings were started hitherto. This is 3 per cent less compared with the same period in 2010. Holiday properties (cottages), private garages and other non-industrial activities similarly increased by 2 per cent

In all, building starts of utility floor space for other than dwellings decreased by 1.8 per cent.

Building work started. Preliminary figures
  February Changes in
per cent 		January-February Changes in
per cent
  20101 2011 20101 2011
Number of dwellings 1 748 2 067 18.2 4 073 5 031 23.5
             
Utility floor space, 1 000 m2            
Total  595.6       738.3       24.0       1 554.2       1 691.4 8.8
             
Dwellings  223.7  275.6 23.2  519.7  675.0 29.9
             
Other buildings  371.9  462.7 24.4 1 034.5 1 016.4 -1.8
Industrial buildings2  249.3  340.2 36.4  776.6  753.2 -3.0
Holiday property (cottages), private garages and other non-industrial activities  122.6  122.5 -0.1  257.9  263.2 2.0
1  All figures for all months from January 2008 until December 2010 were 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.

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