Rises were reported for the following development regions: West (+391 permits), Center (+273), North-West (+131), South-West Oltenia (+92), Bucharest-Ilfov (+85), South-Muntenia (+66) and South-East (+20). A drop was recorded in the North-East development region (-9 permits).
In August 2025 compared to August 2024, the number of construction permits released for residential buildings increased by 4.4% and there was a drop in the total useful floor area (-3.7%) compared to August 2024. At regional level, the rise in the number of construction permits released for residential buildings (+147 permits) was seen in the following development regions: Center (+141 permits), West (+60),
Bucharest-Ilfov (+21) and North-West (+17). Drops were reported in the following development regions: South-East (-47 permits), South-West Oltenia (-22), North-East (-17) and South-Muntenia (-6).
In August 2025 compared to August 2024, the number of construction permits released for non-residential buildings increased by 5.6% and the total useful floor area surged by 119.5%. At regional level, the rise in the useful floor area regarding construction permits for non-residential buildings (+214,813 square meters) was seen across all the development regions: Bucharest-Ilfov (+63,590 sqms), South-Muntenia (+54,774), West (+37,765), South-East (+24,361), North-West (+12,172), Center (+8,366), North-East (+7,953) and South-West Oltenia (+5,832).
In August 2025, a total of 3,507 construction permits were released for residential buildings, 4.6% fewer than in July 2025, with a total useful floor area of 778,521 sqms (-25.6%). 69.0% of the total number of construction permits for residential buildings are for the rural area.
August 2025 saw a decrease of 168 permits in the number of construction permits released for residential buildings compared to July 2025. At regional level, this drop was seen across the following development regions: South-Muntenia (-87 permits), North-West (-78), South-East (-42), South-West Oltenia (-39), Bucharest-Ilfov (-32), West (-28) and North-East (-22). A rise was reported in the Center development region (+160 permits).
In August 2025, 563 construction permits were released for non-residential buildings, 8.2% fewer than in July 2025, with a total useful floor area of 394,498 sqms (+3.3%). August 2025 saw an increase in the useful floor area regarding construction permits for non-residential buildings (+12,526 sqms) compared to July 2025. At regional level, this rise was seen in the following development regions: West (+25898 sqms), South-East (+10,141), South-West Oltenia (+6,304), Center (+5,416) and Bucharest-Ilfov (+2,931). Drops were reported in the following development regions: North-West (-27,457 sqms), North-East (-7,096) and South-Muntenia (-3,611).