This statistic shows the rate of change in building permit numbers issued for residential buildings' construction (calculated for the number of dwellings) in the European Union from 2008 to 2017. The number of building permits issued started rising in 2014.
Annual percentage change in building permits for residential buildings in the European Union (28 countries) from 2008 to 2017
Defined for residential buildings (other than residences for communities), taking into account the number of dwellings, in contrast to indexing square meters of useful floor area, also available in the linked dataset. As per source: "the objective of the number of dwelling building permit index is to show the future development of construction activity in terms of unit numbers, while the objective of the useful floor area building permit index to show the future development of construction activity in terms of useful floor area or an alternative size measure."
Percentage change compared to same period in previous year.
Unadjusted data (i.e. neither seasonally adjusted nor calendar adjusted data).
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Eurostat. (December 3, 2018). Annual percentage change in building permits for residential buildings in the European Union (28 countries) from 2008 to 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 28, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/605149/building-permits-for-residential-buildings-percentage-change-european-union/
Eurostat. "Annual percentage change in building permits for residential buildings in the European Union (28 countries) from 2008 to 2017 ." Chart. December 3, 2018. Statista. Accessed May 28, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/605149/building-permits-for-residential-buildings-percentage-change-european-union/
Eurostat. (2018). Annual percentage change in building permits for residential buildings in the European Union (28 countries) from 2008 to 2017 . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 28, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/605149/building-permits-for-residential-buildings-percentage-change-european-union/
Eurostat. "Annual Percentage Change in Building Permits for Residential Buildings in The European Union (28 Countries) from 2008 to 2017 ." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Dec 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/605149/building-permits-for-residential-buildings-percentage-change-european-union/
Eurostat, Annual percentage change in building permits for residential buildings in the European Union (28 countries) from 2008 to 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/605149/building-permits-for-residential-buildings-percentage-change-european-union/ (last visited May 28, 2022)
