Compared with July 2012, new building permits increased 6.7%, the data showed.
Residential constructions in rural areas made up for 66.3% of the new housing permits issued in July.
New permits for non-residential buildings, including administrative structures, stood at 687 units in July, similar with the number of permits issued in the previous month.
In January to July, Romanian housing permits reached 21,511 units, down 2.6% on the year.