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20-01-2025 14:15
Price Index of Construction Materials: December 2024
Annual Change +0,04%The Price Index of Construction Materials for December 2024 reached 116,94 units (base year 2021=100), recording a decrease of 0,28% compared to the previous month.Compared to the same month of the previous year, the index recorded a marginal increase of 0,04%. By main commodity category, increases were recorded in products of wood, insulation materials, chemicals and plastics (1,39%), electromechanical products (0,97%), mineral products (0,77%) and minerals (0,74%), whe...
20-01-2025 13:45
Representation of Cyprus in the 19th International Architecture Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia 2025 10 May – 23 November 2025
The Department of Contemporary Culture of the Deputy Ministry of Culture announces that in the 19th International Architecture Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia (Biennale Architettura 2025 www.labiennale.org, http://cyprusinvenice.org.cy) Cyprus will be represented by a group consisting of the architect Sevina Floridou, co-curators Nicola Mitropoulou and Clara Zinecker, assistant architect Aaron Gatt, the artists/researchers’ collective Fisherwomxn (Miriam Gatt, Ioulita Toumazi and Seta As...
17-01-2025 14:46
Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP): December 2024
Annual Rate of Change 3,1%The Hamonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) rose by 3,1% between December 2023 and December 2024 and decreased by 0,3% in the month between November 2024 and December 2024. For the period January - December 2024, the HICP rose by 2,3% compared to the corresponding period of the previous year (Table 1).Note: The HICP in Euro area for the last month is based on EUROSTAT’s estimation (flash estimate).Compared to December 2023, the categories Recreation and Culture...
17-01-2025 14:14
Tourist Arrivals and Returns of Residents of Cyprus from trips abroad: December 2024
Tourist Arrivals 7,6% and Returns of Residents of Cyprus 9,3% Tourist ArrivalsThe arrivals of tourists reached 133.063 in December 2024 compared to 123.630 in December 2023, recording an increase of 7,6%. For the period of January - December 2024, arrivals of tourists totaled 4.040.200 compared to 3.845.652 in the corresponding period of 2023, recording an increase of 5,1%.Arrivals from the United Kingdom were the main source of tourism for December 2024 with a share of 23,7% (31.501) of...
16-01-2025 16:19
Speech by the Minister of Transport, Communications and Works, Μr Alexis Vafeades, at the UAMCO inauguration event for the first engine induction
It is a great honour to be with you today, representing the President of the Republic of Cyprus, at this state-of-the-art aircraft engine overhaul facility, which is the only approved aircraft engine overhaul maintenance organisation in Cyprus. The United Aerospace Maintenance Company (UAMCO) fully complies with the high standards of the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and received its Maintenance Approval a few months ago, following a lengthy and thorough inspection by the Cyprus Dep...
16-01-2025 14:40
Launching of the survey on income and living conditions of the households 2025
The Statistical Service is launching the Survey on Income and Living Conditions of the Households for the year 2025. The survey, which is carried out annually as from 2005, is conducted in accordance with the Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 of the European Parliament and of the Council, which all EU member states are obliged to implement.The main objective of the survey is to collect longitudinal data on households in order to study the living conditions of the population with respect to their inc...
16-01-2025 14:37
Address by the Minister of Energy, Commerce and Industry, Mr George Papanastasiou, at the inauguration of UAMCO’s facilities in Larnaka
I am incredibly delighted and proud to stand before you today, during this auspicious occasion, as we collectively celebrate the inauguration of the United Aeronautical Maintenance Company Ltd (UAMCO) state-of-the-art facility in the Aradippou Industrial Area.First and foremost, I would like to extend a warm welcome to Cyprus to all of UAMCO’s guests from abroad, partners, clients and friends, and to wish you a pleasant and fruitful stay in our island.Your presence here today offers further...
15-01-2025 18:24
Building Permits: July 2024
Reduction of 83,9% in the Number of Building Permits IssuedThe Statistical Service announces that the number of building permits authorised during July 2024 stood at 97 compared to 604 in July 2023. The total value of these permits reached €42,9 million and the total area 28,3 thousand square metres. These building permits provide for the construction of 156 dwelling units.During the period January-July 2024, 4.879 building permits were issued compared to 4.212 in the corresponding period o...
15-01-2025 15:06
Demographic Statistics 2023
PopulationThe population in the Government controlled area of Cyprus is estimated at 966,4 thousand at the end of 2023, compared to 949,1 thousand at the end of 2022, recording an increase of 1,8%.The proportion of children aged less than 15 years was estimated at 15,3% while the proportion of persons aged 65 and over increased to 17,7% in 2023, compared to 22,3% and 11,3% respectively in 2000. There was therefore a gradual increase in the proportion of old-aged persons and a decrease in t...
14-01-2025 13:19
Index of production and index of output prices in construction: 3rd Quarter 2024
Annual Change +6,5% in Production and +3,7% in Output Prices The Index of Production in Construction during the third quarter of 2024 reached 110,92 units (base year 2021=100,00), recording an increase of 6,5% over the third quarter of 2023. For the period January-September 2024, the Index registered an increase of 5,2% compared to the corresponding period of 2023.The Output Prices Index in Construction for the third quarter of 2024 reached 120,60 units (base year 2021=100,00), recording a ...
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