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Building statistics, Q4 2013

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In the fourth quarter of 2013, building was started on almost 8 500 dwellings, with a total of about 1.1 million square metres of utility floor space. This is almost 9 per cent more than the fourth quarter of 2012.

Building work started and completedPublished 10 February 2014
4th quarter 20124th quarter 2013Changes in per cent
Number of dwellings
Building work started7 8028 4918.8
Buildings completed7 6348 66713.5
 
Utility floor space other than in dwellings, 1000 m2
Building work started1 241.51 335.17.5
Buildings completed1 274.71 492.517.1

Source: Statistics Norway

The increase in building starts for multi-dwelling houses in particular pushed up the total. Building starts for flats increased by more than 20 per cent compared with the same period in 2012.

Most permits in Rogaland

The county of Rogaland had the most dwelling starts, with 1 241, followed by Oslo and Akershus counties with 1 051 and 885 dwelling starts respectively.

Increase in industrial sector

In the fourth quarter of 2013, building was started on 961 000 square metres of utility floor space within the industrial sector. This is an increase of almost 10 per cent. The level of building activity is especially high within education and culture buildings, transport and communication buildings and health care buildings. New utility floor space within fishery and agriculture buildings has however decreased by 22 per cent.

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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 .