In 2012, Romania issued 37,863 housing permits.
In December alone, the number of housing permits was 2,553, down 11.2% compared with November, but up 9% from the same month of 2012.
Residential constructions in rural areas made up for 66.4% of the new permits issued in December 2013.
New permits for non-residential buildings, including administrative structures, stood at 531 units, compared with 586 units in November.