The index for building permits issued for residential buildings' construction increased in the period from 2008 and 2022. In 2022, the index value reached 139.3 index points. This means that based on the number of housing units, permits for construction activity increased by about 39 percent between the base year 2015 and 2022.
Building permits index for residential buildings with two or more dwellings in Germany from 2008 to 2022
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Index defined for residential buildings (other than residences for communities), taking into account the number of dwellings, in contrast to indexing square meters of useful floor area, also available in the linked dataset. As per source: "the objective of the number of dwelling building permit index is to show the future development of construction activity in terms of unit numbers, while the objective of the useful floor area building permit index to show the future development of construction activity in terms of useful floor area or an alternative size measure."
* Data has been estimated.
Index level 2015 = 100.
Unadjusted data (i.e. neither seasonally adjusted nor calendar adjusted data).
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Eurostat. (November 6, 2023). Building permits index for residential buildings with two or more dwellings in Germany from 2008 to 2022 (in index points) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/605220/building-permits-index-for-residential-buildings-with-mutiple-dwellings-germany/
Eurostat. "Building permits index for residential buildings with two or more dwellings in Germany from 2008 to 2022 (in index points)." Chart. November 6, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/605220/building-permits-index-for-residential-buildings-with-mutiple-dwellings-germany/
Eurostat. (2023). Building permits index for residential buildings with two or more dwellings in Germany from 2008 to 2022 (in index points). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/605220/building-permits-index-for-residential-buildings-with-mutiple-dwellings-germany/
Eurostat. "Building Permits Index for Residential Buildings with Two or More Dwellings in Germany from 2008 to 2022 (in Index Points)." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/605220/building-permits-index-for-residential-buildings-with-mutiple-dwellings-germany/
Eurostat, Building permits index for residential buildings with two or more dwellings in Germany from 2008 to 2022 (in index points) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/605220/building-permits-index-for-residential-buildings-with-mutiple-dwellings-germany/ (last visited April 08, 2025)
Building permits index for residential buildings with two or more dwellings in Germany from 2008 to 2022 (in index points) [Graph], Eurostat, November 6, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/605220/building-permits-index-for-residential-buildings-with-mutiple-dwellings-germany/
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