According to the data from the State Statistical Office, a total of 320 building permits were issued in June 2021, which was 17.2% more than the same month of the previous year.
According to the issued building permits, the expected total value of the constructions was 4 568 461 thousand denars, which was 64.6% less than the same month of the previous year.
The lower expected value is due to the fact that in the same month of the previous year permits were issued for building civil engineering structures with higher values, such as the long-distance gas transport pipeline in the Pelagonia Region, section 5 of the long-distance gas pipeline in the Polog Region, biofuel and wind power plant in the Vardar Region, long-distance electricity line from Bitola to the Macedonian – Albanian border in the South-West and the Pelagonia Region.
Of the total number of issued building permits, 191 (59.7%) are for buildings, 43 (13.4%) are for civil engineering structures, and 86 (26.9%) are for reconstructions.
Of the total of 320 structures, for 164 (51.2%) the investors are private persons, and for 156 (48.8%) structures the investors are business entities.
In the reference period, 639 dwellings are planned for construction, with total useful floor area of 61 828 m2.