Housing permits, construction up in Q1 – GUS

In Q1, the number of dwellings on which construction has started grew by 8.5 percent y/y to 47,978, according to data released by the Central Statistics Office (GUS). Moreover, the number of dwellings completed increased by 10.6 percent y/y to 44,797. The number of housing permits issued in Q1 grew by 10.9 percent to  66,621.