Compared with November 2011, the number of new building permits was down 5.2%, the data showed.
Residential constructions in rural areas made up for 64.8% of the new housing permits issued in November.
New permits for non-residential buildings, including administrative structures, stood at 818 units in November, up 17.2% from the previous month, and 43.5% more than in the same month of last year.
In January through November, Romanian housing permits reached 35,521 units, down 3.2% on the year.