Compared with September 2011, new building permits declined 8.4%, the data showed.
Residential constructions in rural areas made up for 64.2% of the new housing permits issued in September.
New permits for non-residential buildings, including administrative structures, stood at 666 units in September, up 6.2% from the previous month, but down 9.5% from the same month of last year.
In January through September, Romanian housing permits reached 29,587 units, down 4.6% on the year.