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Published: 22 March 2013

Cubic volume covered by granted building permits grew by 6 per cent year-on-year in January

In January 2013, building permits were granted for a total of 1.6 million cubic metres, which is six per cent more than one year earlier. This is indicated by Statistics Finland’s preliminary data from statistics on building and dwelling production.

Building permits granted and building starts, mil. m3, variable annual sum

Building permits granted and building starts, mil. m3, variable annual sum
In the release the data indicated with an asterisk (*) are preliminary data.

The cubic volume covered by permits granted for residential buildings decreased by 18.8 per cent in January. The cubic volume covered by permits granted for other than residential buildings increased by 21.6 per cent from one year ago.

The volume of newbuilding dropped in January by nearly 13 per cent from one year back

In January 2013, the constant-price value or the volume of ongoing building production decreased by 12.8 per cent year-on-year.

The volume of construction of residential buildings declined by 2.9 per cent and that of other than residential building construction by 21.7 per cent from one year back.

Volume index for newbuilding 2005=100, trend

Volume index for newbuilding 2005=100, trend

Source: Building and dwelling production, Statistics Finland

Inquiries: Heli Suonio 09 1734 2481, Merja Järvinen 09 1734 2458, rakennus.suhdanne@stat.fi

Director in charge: Hannele Orjala

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Updated 22.3.2013

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Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Building and dwelling production [e-publication].
ISSN=1798-9590. January 2013. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 28.3.2024].
Access method: http://www.stat.fi/til/ras/2013/01/ras_2013_01_2013-03-22_tie_001_en.html