In the 3rd quarter of 2021, there were 6.0 thousand licensed buildings, more 0.9% than in the same quarter of the previous year (+29.5% in the 2nd quarter of 2021) and more 3.1% than in the 3rd quarter of 2019. Building permits for new constructions increased by 3.8% (+30.2% in the 2nd quarter of 2021) and more 8.1% vis-à-vis the 3rd quarter of 2019. Renovation permits decreased by 6.3% (+26.3% in the 2nd quarter of 2021), representing a 9.8% decrease compared with the 3rd quarter of 2019. The number of completed buildings increased by 5.5% (+3.3% in the 2nd quarter of 2021), more 7,8% than in the 3rd quarter of 2019, totalling 3.9 thousand buildings.

Compared with the previous quarter, the number of building permits decreased by 8.9% (-0.5% in the 2nd quarter of 2021) and the number of completed buildings increased by 4.1% (-0.4% in the 2nd quarter of 2021).

In a monthly analysis, there were very significant increases in March, April and May (+46.2%, +72.4% and +24.8%, respectively), which coincides with the period of greatest decreases in 2020, due to the strong impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in those months, in which many services of the municipalities were closed or with limitations in public service. In the following months, more tenuous growths or even decreases were observed compared to 2020.

In the first three quarters of 2021, the number of licensed buildings increased by 12.3% compared to 2020 and by 6.4% compared to the same period in 2019.