In the 3rd quarter 2016, building permits increased by 15.9% in comparison with the same period of the previous year (+14.5% in the 2nd quarter 2016), corresponding to 4.1 thousand buildings. There was a 15.6% increase in building permits for new constructions (+13.6% in the 2nd quarter 2016) while the number of rehabilitation permits increased by 12.2% (+13.9% in the 2nd quarter 2016). Completed buildings declined by 2.6% (-10.7% in the 2nd quarter 2016) with a total of 2.7 thousand buildings.
When compared with the preceding quarter, the number of building permits declined by 4.1% (+11.3% in the 2nd quarter 2016) and the number of completed buildings increased by 8.0% (-1.4% in the 2nd quarter 2016).