INS: Romania Housing Permits Down 2.3% On Month To 3,746 In September

Romanian housing permits fell 2.3% to 3,746 units in September, from 3,833 units a month earlier, the country’s statistics institute INS said Monday.

Bogdan Neagu · Senior Editor

28.10.2013 · 10:00 · 1 min read

However, the number of new building permits was up 6.4% compared with September 2012, the data showed.

Residential constructions in rural areas made up for 62.9% of the new housing permits issued in September.

New permits for non-residential buildings, including administrative structures, stood at 692 units, compared with 627 units in August.

In January to September, Romanian housing permits reached 20,090 units, down 1.7% on the year.