In June alone, the country issued 3,564 new building permits, up 5.9% from the previous month, but down 9.2% compared with June 2012.
Residential constructions in rural areas made up for 66.2% of the new housing permits issued in June.
Macroeconomics
INS: Housing Permits Down 4.5% In First 6 Months
Romanian housing permits fell 4.5% to 17,396 units in the first half of 2013, from 18,217 units a in the year-earlier period, the country’s statistics institute INS said Monday.