Housing construction up by 4.5% in October – GUS

In October, the number of dwellings in which construction has started increased y/y by 4.5 percent to 16,275, according to data released by the Central Statistics Office (GUS), in m/m terms it contracted by 4.2 percent. Moreover, the number of dwellings completed decreased by 6.4 percent y/y to 15,555. The number of housing permits issued in October soared by 15.1 percent to  22,689 Till end-October, the number of permits grew by 22.5 percent y/y to 213,218.