In February 2023, the number of residential building permits increased by 23.7% compared to January 2023.
The advance targeted the following development regions: North-East (+126 building permits), North-West (+103 permits), South-East (+81), West (+62), Center (+47), South-Muntenia (+43) and South-West Oltenia (+31). The Bucharest-Ilfov region was a decline (- one permit), the data show.
In February 2023 compared to January 2023, Romania saw a 23.5% increase in the number of permits for non-residential buildings and a 56.5% advance in the total useful surface area, to 356,638 square meters. Compared to January 2023, in February 2023, Romania saw an increase (+12,8753 sqm) in the useful area for permits issued for non-residential buildings.
The advance targeted the following development regions: Center (+39,396 sqm), South-East (+37,276), North-East (+33,517), South-Muntenia (+13,115), West (+8,044), North-West (+2,474) and South-West Oltenia (+1,645). The decline targeted the Bucharest-Ilfov region (-6,714 sqm).
In February 2023 compared to February 2022, Romania saw a 27.4% decline in the number of residential building permits and a 0.8% decrease in the total useful area.
Romania also saw a 7.6% drop in the number of permits for non-residential buildings and a 17% plunge in the total useful area, the data also show.