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09-12-2021 13:15
Building Permits: September 2021
Increase in Area (7,6%) and decrease in Value (-4,6%)
The Statistical Service announces that the number of building permits authorized by the Municipal Authorities and the District Administration Offices during September 2021 stood at 768. The total value of these permits reached €206,2 million and the total area 210,7 thousand square metres. These building permits provide for the construction of 907 dwelling units.
During the period January – September 2021, 6.008 building permits were issued compared to 5.106 in the corresponding period of the previous year, recording an increase of 17,7%. The total value of these permits decreased by -4,6% and the total area increased by 7,6%. The number of dwelling units recorded an increase of 13,8%.
Building permits constitute a leading indicator of future activity in the construction sector.
Table 1 |
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Type of Project |
Number of Permits |
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Percentage Change (%) |
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Sep 2021 |
Jan-Sep 2021 |
Jan-Sep 2020 |
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Jan-Sep 2021/ Jan-Sep2020 |
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Residential Buildings |
517 |
4.207 |
3.701 |
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13,7 |
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Non-residential Buildings |
144 |
952 |
716 |
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33,0 |
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Civil Engineering Projects |
50 |
340 |
225 |
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51,1 |
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Division of Plots |
46 |
397 |
344 |
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15,4 |
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Road Construction |
11 |
112 |
120 |
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-6,7 |
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Total |
768 |
6.008 |
5.106 |
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17,7 |
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Table 2 |
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Type of Project |
Area (m²) |
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Percentage Change (%) |
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Sep 2021 |
Jan-Sep 2021 |
Jan-Sep 2020 |
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Jan-Sep 2021/ Jan-Sep 2020 |
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Residential Buildings |
165.844 |
1.468.793 |
1.319.377 |
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11,3 |
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Non-residential Buildings |
44.519 |
278.956 |
290.556 |
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-4,0 |
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Civil Engineering Projects |
345 |
5.385 |
19.017 |
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-71,7 |
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Total |
210.708 |
1.753.134 |
1.628.950 |
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7,6 |
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Table 3 |
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Type of Project |
Value (€000’s) |
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Percentage Change (%) |
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Sep 2021 |
Jan-Sep 2021 |
Jan-Sep 2020 |
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Jan-Sep 2021/ Jan-Sep 2020 |
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Residential Buildings |
165.087 |
1.506.915 |
1.447.651 |
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4,1 |
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Non-residential Buildings |
33.036 |
259.299 |
361.165 |
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-28,2 |
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Civil Engineering Projects |
1.446 |
68.765 |
109.091 |
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-37,0 |
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Division of Plots |
6.103 |
30.984 |
30.094 |
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3,0 |
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Road Construction |
536 |
6.940 |
15.835 |
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-56,2 |
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Total |
206.208 |
1.872.903 |
1.963.836 |
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-4,6 |
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Table 4 |
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Residential Buildings |
Number of Dwelling Units |
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Percentage Change (%) |
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Sep 2021 |
Jan-Sep 2021 |
Jan-Sep 2020 |
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Jan-Sep 2021/ Jan-Sep 2020 |
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Single houses |
327 |
2.647 |
2.283 |
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15,9 |
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Buildings with two housing units |
70 |
706 |
691 |
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2,2 |
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Residential apartment blocks |
457 |
4.083 |
3.631 |
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12,4 |
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Residential/commercial apartment blocks |
53 |
311 |
201 |
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54,7 |
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Total |
907 |
7.747 |
6.806 |
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13,8 |
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.
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:
CYSTAT Portal, subtheme Construction
CYSTAT-DB (Online Database)
Predefined Tables (Excel)
Contact
Achilleas Moustakas: Tel.: 22602156, E-mail: amoustakas@cystat.mof.gov.cy
(MG/ECHR)
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