Building permits
Additional information on Eurostat web page
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Building permits - number of dwellings
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| |
2010Q1 |
2010Q2 |
2010Q3 |
2010Q4 |
2011Q1 |
2011Q2 |
2011Q3 |
2011Q4 |
2012Q1 |
2012Q2 |
2012Q3 |
2012Q4 |
| Euro area (17 countries) |
51.56
|
52.95
|
53.67
|
51.09
|
56.71
|
53.37
|
52.78
|
54.97
|
50.15
|
49.03
|
49.64
|
..
|
| EU (27 countries) |
54.32
|
56.53
|
56.20
|
53.15
|
58.46
|
54.59
|
53.48
|
55.71
|
50.57
|
50.10
|
52.24
|
..
|
| EU (15 countries) |
53.50
|
55.79
|
55.55
|
52.49
|
57.83
|
53.94
|
52.83
|
55.23
|
49.90
|
49.51
|
51.82
|
..
|
| Belgium |
86.99
(ps)
|
111.91
(ps)
|
76.13
(ps)
|
61.04
(ps)
|
70.59
(ps)
|
70.73
(ps)
|
76.18
(ps)
|
89.52
(ps)
|
91.90
(ps)
|
79.42
(ps)
|
72.04
(ps)
|
..
|
| Bulgaria |
43.27
(s)
|
43.14
(s)
|
38.40
(s)
|
33.55
(s)
|
36.38
(s)
|
32.82
(s)
|
30.59
(s)
|
33.22
(s)
|
29.57
(s)
|
31.86
(s)
|
32.93
(s)
|
33.92
(s)
|
| Czech Republic |
71.21
(s)
|
77.01
(s)
|
69.79
(s)
|
65.52
(s)
|
76.63
(s)
|
72.38
(s)
|
67.06
(s)
|
61.32
(s)
|
72.54
(s)
|
56.88
(s)
|
49.82
(s)
|
..
|
| Denmark |
29.24
(ps)
|
26.06
(ps)
|
42.41
(ps)
|
80.53
(ps)
|
45.65
(ps)
|
42.62
(ps)
|
38.48
(ps)
|
35.41
(ps)
|
37.14
(ps)
|
32.41
(ps)
|
24.03
(ps)
|
22.27
(ps)
|
| Germany |
73.35
(s)
|
72.13
(s)
|
82.54
(s)
|
78.74
(s)
|
94.02
(s)
|
92.70
(s)
|
90.93
(s)
|
94.48
(s)
|
89.75
(s)
|
100.38
(s)
|
99.32
(s)
|
..
|
| Estonia |
31.03
(s)
|
25.81
(s)
|
29.55
(s)
|
31.56
(s)
|
34.60
(s)
|
32.46
(s)
|
28.83
(s)
|
28.03
(s)
|
28.51
(s)
|
30.00
(s)
|
29.14
(s)
|
..
|
| Ireland |
21.57
(s)
|
19.60
(s)
|
17.65
(s)
|
14.25
(s)
|
14.01
(s)
|
12.31
(s)
|
10.06
(s)
|
9.53
(s)
|
5.48
(s)
|
5.61
(s)
|
6.20
(s)
|
..
|
| Greece |
33.17
(s)
|
22.44
(s)
|
22.63
(s)
|
21.53
(s)
|
10.94
(s)
|
13.55
(s)
|
15.75
(s)
|
12.61
(s)
|
10.74
(s)
|
8.26
(s)
|
5.53
(ps)
|
..
|
| Spain |
16.33
(s)
|
14.59
(s)
|
13.94
(s)
|
16.63
(s)
|
17.36
(s)
|
12.27
(s)
|
10.76
(s)
|
12.43
(s)
|
10.67
(s)
|
9.72
(s)
|
8.99
(s)
|
..
|
| France |
80.70
(s)
|
82.83
(s)
|
87.22
(s)
|
81.48
(s)
|
92.67
(s)
|
93.09
(s)
|
96.44
(s)
|
109.11
(s)
|
93.43
(s)
|
89.73
(s)
|
97.10
(s)
|
82.76
(s)
|
| Italy |
40.93
(s)
|
43.47
(s)
|
44.89
(s)
|
42.21
(s)
|
44.37
(ps)
|
40.62
(ps)
|
38.16
(ps)
|
38.74
(ps)
|
..
(cps)
|
..
(cps)
|
..
(cps)
|
..
|
| Cyprus |
95.04
(s)
|
80.77
(s)
|
64.72
(s)
|
64.55
(s)
|
58.69
(s)
|
42.87
(s)
|
48.71
(s)
|
36.34
(s)
|
32.30
(s)
|
29.53
(s)
|
34.68
(s)
|
..
|
| Latvia |
13.24
(s)
|
36.26
(s)
|
24.52
(s)
|
25.05
(s)
|
23.14
(s)
|
22.80
(s)
|
27.69
(s)
|
18.87
(s)
|
17.35
(s)
|
23.72
(s)
|
25.35
(s)
|
..
|
| Lithuania |
63.93
(s)
|
62.99
(s)
|
84.59
(s)
|
73.73
(s)
|
61.72
(s)
|
59.69
(s)
|
66.24
(s)
|
65.40
(s)
|
85.86
(s)
|
84.50
(s)
|
77.78
(s)
|
..
|
| Luxembourg |
84.17
(s)
|
83.31
(s)
|
81.04
(s)
|
85.81
(s)
|
90.13
(s)
|
96.45
(s)
|
101.66
(s)
|
94.43
(s)
|
95.62
(s)
|
89.93
(s)
|
87.02
(s)
|
..
|
| Hungary |
54.89
(s)
|
32.95
(s)
|
32.55
(s)
|
25.66
(s)
|
21.93
(s)
|
26.19
(s)
|
22.47
(s)
|
23.79
(s)
|
18.59
(s)
|
20.36
(s)
|
22.04
(s)
|
..
|
| Malta |
35.29
|
63.12
|
53.64
|
47.70
|
46.12
|
50.22
|
42.96
|
38.60
|
37.21
|
28.12
|
31.28
|
41.12
|
| Netherlands |
67.65
(s)
|
77.70
(s)
|
77.21
(s)
|
70.93
(s)
|
83.53
(s)
|
68.79
(s)
|
66.66
(s)
|
49.19
(s)
|
53.47
(s)
|
51.45
(s)
|
53.14
(s)
|
..
|
| Austria |
107.14
(s)
|
108.66
(s)
|
113.83
(s)
|
105.47
(s)
|
118.51
(s)
|
114.94
(s)
|
120.40
(s)
|
124.11
(s)
|
112.55
(s)
|
109.38
(s)
|
106.75
(s)
|
..
|
| Poland |
136.83
(s)
|
141.06
(s)
|
144.00
(s)
|
144.64
(s)
|
150.40
(s)
|
151.19
(s)
|
156.63
(s)
|
154.08
(s)
|
145.71
(s)
|
150.85
(s)
|
142.96
(s)
|
..
|
| Portugal |
35.37
(s)
|
37.91
(s)
|
32.15
(s)
|
30.50
(s)
|
27.17
(s)
|
24.78
(s)
|
22.93
(s)
|
20.71
(s)
|
19.06
(s)
|
16.11
(s)
|
15.36
(s)
|
12.89
(s)
|
| Romania |
103.12
(s)
|
101.38
(s)
|
100.47
(s)
|
95.64
(s)
|
97.59
(s)
|
94.92
(s)
|
92.97
(s)
|
88.31
(s)
|
90.68
(s)
|
92.02
(s)
|
87.83
(s)
|
85.72
(s)
|
| Slovenia |
89.58
(s)
|
66.66
(s)
|
59.14
(s)
|
56.16
(s)
|
65.75
(s)
|
59.15
(s)
|
41.60
(s)
|
46.51
(s)
|
39.29
(ps)
|
43.35
(ps)
|
42.55
(ps)
|
..
|
| Slovakia |
90.46
(s)
|
81.35
(s)
|
78.25
(s)
|
81.16
(s)
|
70.80
(s)
|
62.46
(s)
|
73.91
(s)
|
63.22
(s)
|
61.22
(s)
|
67.04
(s)
|
75.72
(s)
|
..
|
| Finland |
104.64
(s)
|
78.84
(s)
|
84.37
(s)
|
98.58
(s)
|
89.48
(s)
|
96.00
(s)
|
88.07
(s)
|
79.88
(s)
|
82.57
(s)
|
83.26
(s)
|
82.58
(s)
|
..
|
| Sweden |
87.20
|
86.71
|
93.96
|
88.72
|
95.19
|
92.25
|
76.24
|
79.65
|
59.73
|
71.51
|
67.51
|
..
|
| United Kingdom |
58.05
(s)
|
63.49
(s)
|
58.10
(s)
|
50.85
(s)
|
58.17
(s)
|
52.45
(s)
|
51.56
(s)
|
54.66
(s)
|
49.07
(ps)
|
49.80
(ps)
|
58.72
(ps)
|
..
|
| Norway |
54.12
(s)
|
50.40
(s)
|
60.90
(s)
|
65.87
(s)
|
83.41
(s)
|
66.21
(s)
|
83.71
(s)
|
86.33
(s)
|
73.87
(s)
|
81.67
(s)
|
76.63
(s)
|
85.39
(s)
|
| Switzerland |
108.01
(s)
|
93.81
(s)
|
98.15
(s)
|
96.69
(s)
|
110.98
(s)
|
126.38
(s)
|
100.72
(s)
|
108.79
(ps)
|
99.09
(ps)
|
113.24
(ps)
|
123.96
(ps)
|
..
|
| Croatia |
61.33
(s)
|
61.28
(s)
|
54.95
(s)
|
54.40
(s)
|
58.67
(s)
|
56.34
(s)
|
65.44
(s)
|
53.24
(s)
|
52.03
(s)
|
46.42
(s)
|
43.76
(s)
|
..
|
| Turkey |
129.53
(s)
|
139.22
(s)
|
153.41
(s)
|
316.38
(s)
|
114.98
(s)
|
128.07
(s)
|
142.61
(s)
|
156.34
(s)
|
148.95
(s)
|
162.94
(s)
|
151.08
(s)
|
..
|
|
Building permits - m2 of useful floor area
|
| |
2010Q1 |
2010Q2 |
2010Q3 |
2010Q4 |
2011Q1 |
2011Q2 |
2011Q3 |
2011Q4 |
2012Q1 |
2012Q2 |
2012Q3 |
2012Q4 |
| Euro area (17 countries) |
51.10
|
52.98
|
55.13
|
52.92
|
58.14
|
54.27
|
53.94
|
55.49
|
49.71
|
48.58
|
48.16
|
..
|
| EU (27 countries) |
53.49
|
56.05
|
57.24
|
55.08
|
59.57
|
55.75
|
54.21
|
56.51
|
50.96
|
50.15
|
50.77
|
..
|
| EU (15 countries) |
52.46
|
55.11
|
56.47
|
54.24
|
58.84
|
54.96
|
53.43
|
55.93
|
50.22
|
49.51
|
50.26
|
..
|
| Belgium |
86.42
(ps)
|
113.99
(ps)
|
72.18
(ps)
|
59.21
(ps)
|
69.80
(ps)
|
72.26
(ps)
|
76.69
(ps)
|
82.47
(ps)
|
89.02
(ps)
|
75.61
(ps)
|
71.56
(ps)
|
..
|
| Bulgaria |
40.20
(s)
|
39.74
(s)
|
35.18
(s)
|
33.17
(s)
|
35.07
(s)
|
32.44
(s)
|
33.09
(s)
|
33.32
(s)
|
30.49
(s)
|
31.56
(s)
|
30.04
(s)
|
30.23
(s)
|
| Czech Republic |
77.19
(s)
|
82.52
(s)
|
73.80
(s)
|
77.72
(s)
|
80.16
(s)
|
79.84
(s)
|
73.78
(s)
|
70.06
(s)
|
73.24
(s)
|
63.13
(s)
|
58.67
(s)
|
..
|
| Denmark |
38.06
(ps)
|
36.58
(ps)
|
50.24
(ps)
|
87.09
(ps)
|
54.44
(ps)
|
45.12
(ps)
|
42.15
(ps)
|
35.61
(ps)
|
38.52
(ps)
|
32.66
(ps)
|
29.90
(ps)
|
27.49
(ps)
|
| Germany |
70.96
(s)
|
73.04
(s)
|
82.73
(s)
|
80.08
(s)
|
94.27
(s)
|
92.94
(s)
|
91.21
(s)
|
95.40
(s)
|
88.77
(s)
|
99.55
(s)
|
98.97
(s)
|
..
|
| Estonia |
37.64
(s)
|
24.09
(s)
|
29.27
(s)
|
33.12
(s)
|
43.44
(s)
|
31.55
(s)
|
30.22
(s)
|
27.82
(s)
|
31.66
(s)
|
32.28
(s)
|
35.61
(s)
|
..
|
| Ireland |
25.85
(s)
|
22.11
(s)
|
20.97
(s)
|
17.50
(s)
|
18.41
(s)
|
16.00
(s)
|
13.35
(s)
|
12.12
(s)
|
8.61
(s)
|
8.14
(s)
|
8.92
(s)
|
..
|
| Greece |
34.21
(s)
|
23.46
(s)
|
23.44
(s)
|
22.92
(s)
|
11.83
(s)
|
15.13
(s)
|
17.50
(s)
|
13.29
(s)
|
11.78
(s)
|
9.10
(s)
|
6.19
(ps)
|
..
|
| Spain |
16.94
(s)
|
15.39
(s)
|
15.54
(s)
|
17.91
(s)
|
18.39
(s)
|
14.76
(s)
|
13.72
(s)
|
14.80
(s)
|
12.32
(s)
|
11.45
(s)
|
11.27
(s)
|
..
|
| France |
76.58
(s)
|
79.87
(s)
|
82.46
(s)
|
78.61
(s)
|
88.06
(s)
|
89.05
(s)
|
89.16
(s)
|
96.28
(s)
|
87.25
(s)
|
82.37
(s)
|
83.10
(s)
|
72.30
(s)
|
| Italy |
41.60
(s)
|
42.98
(s)
|
50.98
(s)
|
47.73
(s)
|
48.40
(ps)
|
43.76
(ps)
|
43.91
(ps)
|
43.32
(s)
|
..
(cps)
|
..
(cps)
|
..
(cps)
|
..
|
| Cyprus |
95.81
(s)
|
87.43
(s)
|
68.18
(s)
|
68.57
(s)
|
62.77
(s)
|
52.82
(s)
|
53.95
(s)
|
44.41
(s)
|
41.25
(s)
|
36.22
(s)
|
42.55
(s)
|
..
|
| Latvia |
19.12
(s)
|
40.59
(s)
|
23.99
(s)
|
24.62
(s)
|
28.49
(s)
|
29.95
(s)
|
38.40
(s)
|
23.95
(s)
|
19.27
(s)
|
28.63
(s)
|
28.76
(s)
|
..
|
| Lithuania |
72.46
(s)
|
75.89
(s)
|
88.75
(s)
|
77.48
(s)
|
67.59
(s)
|
65.68
(s)
|
69.19
(s)
|
70.27
(s)
|
82.03
(s)
|
83.00
(s)
|
76.04
(s)
|
..
|
| Luxembourg |
86.05
(s)
|
89.88
(s)
|
81.23
(s)
|
86.02
(s)
|
99.11
(s)
|
103.95
(s)
|
111.74
(s)
|
79.03
(s)
|
108.19
(s)
|
99.57
(s)
|
99.98
(s)
|
..
|
| Hungary |
57.56
(s)
|
37.50
(s)
|
34.22
(s)
|
30.94
(s)
|
29.06
(s)
|
30.81
(s)
|
28.30
(s)
|
28.74
(s)
|
25.57
(s)
|
25.91
(s)
|
25.69
(s)
|
..
|
| Malta |
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
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..
|
..
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..
|
..
|
..
|
| Netherlands |
64.14
(s)
|
74.33
(s)
|
75.88
(s)
|
71.47
(s)
|
87.38
(s)
|
64.92
(s)
|
62.25
(s)
|
56.70
(s)
|
42.32
(s)
|
45.44
(s)
|
45.57
(s)
|
..
|
| Austria |
123.69
(s)
|
126.03
(s)
|
131.47
(s)
|
123.92
(s)
|
141.48
(s)
|
133.49
(s)
|
136.90
(s)
|
145.48
(s)
|
122.12
(s)
|
126.78
(s)
|
..
|
..
|
| Poland |
152.40
(s)
|
155.63
(s)
|
155.69
(s)
|
159.27
(s)
|
158.36
(s)
|
160.49
(s)
|
161.26
(s)
|
154.98
(s)
|
149.49
(s)
|
140.06
(s)
|
128.65
(s)
|
..
|
| Portugal |
38.19
(s)
|
40.10
(s)
|
36.57
(s)
|
35.22
(s)
|
32.00
(s)
|
28.49
(s)
|
26.57
(s)
|
23.49
(s)
|
21.42
(s)
|
19.08
(s)
|
17.34
(s)
|
15.84
(s)
|
| Romania |
100.58
(s)
|
111.03
(s)
|
99.20
(s)
|
94.28
(s)
|
97.86
(s)
|
93.93
(s)
|
95.92
(s)
|
86.36
(s)
|
92.87
(s)
|
95.57
(s)
|
90.08
(s)
|
85.05
(s)
|
| Slovenia |
96.53
(s)
|
68.41
(s)
|
77.82
(s)
|
67.50
(s)
|
67.36
(s)
|
59.96
(s)
|
46.92
(s)
|
49.89
(s)
|
43.55
(ps)
|
46.34
(ps)
|
46.28
(ps)
|
..
|
| Slovakia |
97.11
(s)
|
83.53
(s)
|
88.43
(s)
|
86.35
(s)
|
72.31
(s)
|
75.81
(s)
|
77.08
(s)
|
65.73
(s)
|
66.73
(s)
|
75.97
(s)
|
78.62
(s)
|
..
|
| Finland |
91.42
(s)
|
74.12
(s)
|
79.14
(s)
|
89.34
(s)
|
81.01
(s)
|
84.71
(s)
|
79.78
(s)
|
76.71
(s)
|
75.15
(s)
|
72.76
(s)
|
72.54
(s)
|
..
|
| Sweden |
91.86
(p)
|
86.45
(p)
|
92.12
(p)
|
89.41
(p)
|
96.18
(p)
|
90.38
(p)
|
73.04
(p)
|
73.41
(p)
|
58.29
(p)
|
69.82
(p)
|
63.41
(p)
|
..
|
| United Kingdom |
54.61
(s)
|
60.38
(s)
|
57.87
(s)
|
52.77
(s)
|
57.99
(s)
|
54.61
(s)
|
51.26
(s)
|
57.26
(s)
|
52.37
(s)
|
51.96
(ps)
|
57.29
(ps)
|
..
|
| Norway |
71.42
(s)
|
70.63
(s)
|
78.62
(s)
|
82.45
(s)
|
94.52
(s)
|
85.13
(s)
|
93.02
(s)
|
93.13
(s)
|
85.28
(s)
|
97.48
(s)
|
91.37
(s)
|
95.04
(s)
|
| Switzerland |
..
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
..
|
..
|
| Croatia |
71.34
(s)
|
69.87
(s)
|
60.69
(s)
|
60.21
(s)
|
63.32
(s)
|
59.79
(s)
|
64.94
(s)
|
55.66
(s)
|
50.68
(s)
|
43.59
(s)
|
42.95
(s)
|
..
|
| Turkey |
109.27
(s)
|
119.23
(s)
|
171.05
(s)
|
218.46
(s)
|
112.33
(s)
|
98.26
(s)
|
128.92
(s)
|
136.25
(s)
|
123.46
(s)
|
136.72
(s)
|
140.18
(s)
|
..
|
(..) - not available
(s) - Eurostat estimate
(p) - provisional
Source: Eurostat
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