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Press release No. 192 of 17 May 2023 Building permits issued for dwellings in March 2023: -29.6% on the same month a year earlier
In March 2023, the construction of 24,500 dwellings was permitted in Germany. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that this was a decrease of 10,300 building permits, or 29.6%, compared with March 2022. Since May 2022, the number of …
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Press release No. 163 of 25 April 2023 New orders in main construction industry in February 2023: +4.2% seasonally adjusted on the previous month
The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that price-adjusted new orders in the main construction industry in February 2023 increased by a seasonally and working-day adjusted 4.2% on January 2023.
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Press release No. 152 of 18 April 2023 Building permits for dwellings issued in February 2023: -20.6% on the same month a year earlier
In February 2023, the construction of 22,300 dwellings was permitted in Germany. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that this was a decrease of 5,800 building permits, or 20.6%, compared with February 2022. Consequently, the number of …
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Press release No. 115 of 24 March 2023 New orders in main construction industry in January 2023: -5.8% seasonally adjusted on the previous month
The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that price-adjusted new orders in the main construction industry in January 2023 decreased a seasonally and working-day adjusted 5.8% on December 2022.
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Press release No. 108 of 17 March 2023 Building permits issued for dwellings in January 2023: -26.0% on the same month a year earlier
In January 2023, the construction of 21,900 dwellings was permitted in Germany. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that this was a decrease of 26.0%, or 7,700 building permits, compared with January 2022. The results include building …
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Press release No. 100 of 14 March 2023 Turnover in building completion work in 2022 down by 4.8% on 2021
Turnover in building completion work declined by 4.8% on a real basis (price adjusted) in 2022 compared with 2021. Allbranches of building completion work were affected by this decline in turnover in 2022. Due to the substantial increase in …
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Press release No. 095 of 10 March 2023 Building permits for dwellings down 6.9% in 2022
In 2022, the construction of 354,400 dwellings was permitted in Germany. Based on provisional results, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that the number of dwellings was down by 26,300, or 6.9%, on 2021, when 380,700 building permits …
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Press release No. 072 of 24 February 2023 New orders in main construction industry in December 2022: +1.8% seasonally adjusted on the previous month
The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that price-adjusted new orders in the main construction industry in December 2022 increased a seasonally and working-day adjusted 1.8% on November 2022.
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Press release No. N 006 of 1 February 2023 Another strong increase in building material prices in 2022
Delivery bottlenecks, material shortages and higher energy prices – the Covid-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine have had a significant impact also on construction. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that, on an annual average, the …
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Press release No. 032 of 25 January 2023 New orders in main construction industry in November 2022: -5.6% seasonally adjusted on the previous month
The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that price-adjusted new orders in the main construction industry in November 2022 decreased a seasonally and working-day adjusted 5.6% on October 2022.