Total building activity in Greece modestly lower in May 2022
Total building activity in Greece modestly lower in May 2022
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Total building activity in Greece modestly lower in May 2022

The building permits for the Private Building Activity issued in Greece in May 2022 amounted to 2,197.
30.08.2022

The Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) announced the final data, for the month May 2022, of the Building ActivitySurvey. More specifically: The Total Building Activity (private-public) in Greece, in May 2022 which is calculated on the basis of the number ofissued building permits, amounted to 2,220.

This figure corresponds to 459,866 m2 of surface and 2,206,868 m3ofvolume, reflecting, respectively, a 0.4% decrease in the number of building permits, a 23.2% decrease in surface andan 8.8% decrease in volume, compared with the corresponding month of 2021.

 The building permits for the Private Building Activity issued in Greece in May 2022 amounted to 2,197. This figurecorresponds to 426,732 m2 of surface and 2,033,480 m3 of volume. In comparison with the same month of 2021 thereis a 0.6% decrease in the number of building permits, a 28.3% decrease in surface and a 15.5% decrease in volume. The building permits for the Public Building Activity issued in Greece in May 2022 amounted to 23. 

This figure corresponds to 33,134 m2 of surface and 173,388 m3 of volume. Public Building Activity accounted for a 7.9% of thetotal building volume in May 2022. In the last twelve months, from June 2021 until May 2022, Total Building Activity (private-public) in Greece, calculatedon the basis of the number of issued building permits, amounted to 24,055. 

This figure corresponds to 5,864,306 m2ofsurface and 25,775,907 m3 of volume. In comparison with the corresponding period from June 2020 until May 2021,there is a 10.8% increase in the number of building permits, a 17.4% increase in surface and a 23.0% increase involume (Table 3). In the same period, from June 2021 untill May 2022, Private Building Activity in Greece recorded a 11.0% increase inthe number of issued building permits, an 18.5% increase in surface and a 25.2% increase in volume, compared withthe corresponding period from June 2020 to May 2021. 

During the same period, Public Building Activityaccounted for an 1.6% of the total building volume. During the period January - May 2022, Total Building Activity (private-public) in Greece recorded a 0.9% increase in thenumber of issued building permits, an 8.6% decrease in surface and an 1.6% increase in volume, compared with thecorresponding period of 2021. 

During the same period, January - May 2022, Private Building Activity inGreece recorded an 1.0% increase in the number of issued building permits, an 8.7% decrease in surface and a 3.0%increase in volume, in comparison with the period of January - May 2021