Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS)

 Press Release on Building Licenses in the Palestinian Territory, Third Quarter 2012

Number of building licenses in the Palestinian Territory decline compared with previous quarter of 2012 and rose according to the parallel quarter of 2011.

The total number of building licenses issued in the third quarter of 2012 was 1,778.

The total number of building licenses issued in the third quarter of 2012 decreased by 18.8 percent compared to the second quarter of 2012. However, the total number of building licenses issued for the third quarter of 2012 increased by 3.6 percent compared to the third quarter of 2011.

The area of licensed buildings (residential and non-residential) totaled 805.9 thousand m², of which new buildings made up 697.2 thousand m² and existing buildings 108.7 thousand m².

The total number of licensed dwellings was 3,648 of which 3,107 were new units with a total area of 529.6 thousand m² and 541 were existing dwellings with a total area of 92.7 thousand m².

The number of new dwellings in the third quarter of 2012 increased by 3.4 percent compared to the second quarter of 2012 and increased by 29.3 percent compared to the third quarter of 2011.

Number of Building Licenses issued in the Palestinian Territory, first quarter 2011 to third quarter 2012