Compared with February 2012, new building permits increased 6.6%, the data showed.
Residential constructions in rural areas made up for 67.3% of the new housing permits issued in February.
New permits for non-residential buildings, including administrative structures, stood at 392 units in February, up 16.7% from the previous month, but down 6.4% from the same month of last year.
In January through February, Romanian housing permits reached 3,824 units, up 2.5% on the year.