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Decrease in building of flats
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Building statistics, Q1 2014

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Decrease in building of flats

In the first quarter of 2014, building was started on almost 6 200 dwellings, with a total of about 873 000 square metres of utility floor space. This is 22 per cent less compared with the first quarter of 2013.

Registered building permissions and registered completedPublished 9 May 2014
1st quarter 20131st quarter 2014Changes in per cent
Number of dwellings
Registered building permissions7 8976 160-22.0
Registered completed6 3246 3560.5
 
Utility floor space other than in dwellings, 1000 m2
Registered building permissions1 162.51 312.112.9
Registered completed1 248.61 033.0-17.3

Source: Statistics Norway

Building starts for flats decreased by more than 37 per cent compared with the same period in 2013. Residences for communities have decreased by more than 61 per cent.

Most dwelling starts in Rogaland

The county of Rogaland had the most dwelling starts, with 1 140, followed by Akershus and Sør-Trøndelag counties, with 874 and 695 respectively.

Increase in industrial sector

In the first quarter of 2014, building was started on about 1 049 000 square metres of utility floor space within the industrial sector. This is an increase of almost 25 per cent. The level of building activity is especially high within transport and communication buildings, office and business buildings, and industrial buildings and warehouses.

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 .