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The Statistical Service announces that in December 2020, the number of building permits authorized by the municipal authorities and the district administration offices stood at 648. The total value of these permits reached €171,6 million and the total area 164 thousand square meters. These building permits provide for the construction of 752 dwelling units.

During the period January – December 2020, 7.023 building permits were issued compared to 7.218 in the corresponding period of the previous year. The total value of these permits decreased by 27,3%, the total area by 12,6% and the number of dwelling units by 3,5%.

Building permits constitute a leading indicator of future activity in the construction sector.

Methodological information

Scope and coverage

The purpose is the collection of basic data concerning residential and non-residential buildings, as well as other construction activities such as civil engineering projects, division of plots and road construction, by district (both urban and rural areas). For each type of project, information is compiled on the number of permits authorized, the area and the value of the project and the number of dwelling units that are expected to be built.

The data cover all building permits authorized by local authorities, namely the municipalities, the district administration offices of the Ministry of Interior and the Agios Tychonas Community Board.

Data collection

The Statistical Service receives on a monthly basis from all local authorities copies of all the building permits issued. The information contained in these forms is appropriately coded by the Statistical Service in order to produce the statistics. The EU Classification of Types of Construction (CC) is used to categorize the various construction projects.

For more information visit the Statistical Service (CYSTAT) website, subtheme Construction or contact Mr Achilleas Moustakas: tel.: 22602156, e-mail: amoustakas@cystat.mof.gov.cy

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