The Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics is pleased to publish the twenty sixth issue of the monthly Statistics of Building Permits issued by all municipalities of the State.
Building permits data is of particular importance as it is considered an indicator for the performance of the construction sector which in turn occupies a significant position in the national economy.
This press release is intended to give a brief overview of the nature of these monthly permits in terms of their geographical distribution (according to the municipalities) and types of these permits (buildings, additions, fencing) as well as details about categories of the different types of buildings, whether they are residential or non-residential.
It is worth mentioning that the release of this monthly data comes under the joint cooperation between the Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics and the Ministry of Municipality and Environment to make use of the existing electronic link between the two ministries.
In a quick review of the data on building permits issued during the month of February 2017, according to their geographical distribution, we find that Rayyan municipality comes at the top of the municipalities where the number of building permits issued were 131 permits, i.e. 28% of the total issued permits while Al Wakrah municipality came in second place with 105 permits, i.e. 22%, followed by municipality of Doha with 82 permits (17%), then municipalities of Umm Slal and Al Da'ayen with 53 permits each, i.e.11%.The rest of the municipalities were as follows : Al Khor 25 permits (5%), Al Sheehaniya 17 permits (4%), and finally Al Shamal 10 permits (2%).
In terms of type of permits issued, data indicates that the new building permits (residential and non-residential) constitutes 59% (280 permits) of the total building permits issued during the month of February 2017, while the percentage of additions permits constituted 36% (171 permits), and finally fencing permits with 5% (25 permits).
By analyzing new residential buildings permits data, we find that villas’ permits top the list, accounting for 59% (147 permits) of all new residential buildings permits, followed by dwellings of housing loans by 35% (88 permits) and apartments buildings by 5% (12 permits).
On the other hand, commercial buildings were found to be in the forefront of non-residential buildings permits with 48% (15 permits), followed by mosques with 23% (7 permits), industrial buildings e.g. workshops and factories with 16% (5 permits), then governmental buildings with 13% (4 permits).
Comparing number of permits issued in February 2017 with those issued in the previous month we noted a general decrease of 25%. This decrease was clearly noted in the municipalities of Al Sheehaniya (48%), Doha (39%), Rayyan and Al Da'ayen (30%) each, Wakrah (17%), Al Shamal (9%). On the other hand there was a clear increase in the municipalities of, Umm Slal (18%), Al Khor (4%). Also, it should be noted that the number of working days in this month are less, compared to other months.
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