Compared with June 2011, new building permits declined 5.6%, the data showed.
Residential constructions in rural areas made up for 67.1% of the new housing permits issued in June.
New permits for non-residential buildings, including administrative structures, stood at 695 units in June, down 12.4% from the previous month and 21% lower from the same month of last year.
In January through June, Romanian housing permits reached 18,217 units, down 3.8% on the year.