Number of building permits, up 13% in Romania in October

Over 3,400 permits for residential buildings were issued in October, up 13.6% compared to the same month last year, according to the National Statistics Institute (INS). However, the number of permits dropped by 15.9% compared to September this year. In total, 33,462 buildings permits were issued between January and September this year, down 0.3% compared to the same period last year, according to INS data. In October 2016, 55.2% of the issued building permits were in rural areas. editor@romania-insider.com