Housing construction numbers inch down in H1 2014

The number of housing units completed in Poland in Q1-Q2 2014 amounted to 66,457, according to data published by the Central Statistical Office (GUS) on Monday. The figure was 2.2 percent lower than in the corresponding period of 2013. The average usable floor area of a dwelling was 104.8 square meters, GUS said. The number of completed residential buildings was 32,620 in Q1-Q2 2014. The average construction time was 48.2 months.