SYN THESISINE@COVID-19, 23-Dec-2021

December . 23 . 2021 SYNTH SIS IN @ COVID-19 www.ine.pt page 5/20 Communication Unit | tel: +351 21 842 61 10 | sci@ine.pt Licensed buildings and works completion above the pre-pandemic period In the 3 rd quarter of 2021, when compared with the same quarter of the previous year: • The number of licensed buildings (6.0 thousand) increased by 0.9% (+29.5% in the 2 nd quarter of 2021; +3.1% compared to the 3 rd quarter of 2019); • The number of permits for new construction grew by 3.8% (+30.2% in the previous quarter; +8.1% compared to the same quarter of 2019); • Renovation permits decreased by 6.3% (+26.3% in the previous quarter; -9.8% by comparison with the 3 rd quarter of 2019); • Of the total number of buildings licensed, 74.8% were new constructions, and of these, 78.2% were for family housing; • The number of completed buildings (3.9 thousand) grew by 5.5% (+3.3% in the 2 nd quarter of 2021; +7.8% compared to the 3 rd quarter of 2019); • Of the total number of completed buildings, 80.3% were new constructions, of which 75.9% were for family housing. Permits and completed buildings (monthly year-on-year rates of change) When compared to the previous quarter: • The number of buildings licensed decreased by 1.5% (+13.3% in the previous quarter); • The number of completed buildings decreased by 0.4% (-3.0% in the previous quarter). In the first three quarters of 2021, the number of licensed buildings increased by 12.3% and 6.4% compared to the same period of 2020 and 2019 respectively. In a monthly analysis for the period January to September 2021: • There were very significant year-on-year increases in March, April, and May (+46.2%, +72.4%, and +24.8%, respectively), which coincide with the period of greatest decreases in 2020, due to the strong impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in those months, in which many municipal services were closed or with limited service to the public; • In the following months, there were more subdued growths or even decreases compared to 2020. More information is available at: Construction: building permits and completed buildings – 3 rd quarter of 2021 (14 December 2021) 0.9% 5.5% -20.0% -10.0% 0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 3Q16 1Q17 3Q17 1Q18 3Q18 1Q19 3Q19 1Q20 3Q20 1Q21 3Q21 Building permits Completed buildings