The number of new residential building permits was down 1.9% compared with October 2012, the data showed.
Residential constructions in rural areas made up for 61.9% of the new permits issued in October.
New permits for non-residential buildings, including administrative structures, stood at 688 units, compared with 692 units in September.
In January to October, Romania issued 32,348 housing permits, down 1.7% on the year.