The Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics is pleased to publish the thirty eightieth 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 2018, according to their geographical distribution, we find that municipality of Al Wakrah comes at the top of the municipalities where the number of building permits issued were 156 permits, i.e. 24% of the total issued permits while Rayyan municipality came in second place with 136 permits, i.e. 21%, followed by municipality of Doha with 110 permits (17%), then Al Da'ayen municipality with 83 permits, i.e.13%. The rest of the municipalities were as follows : Umm Slal 62 permits (10%), Al Sheehaniya 40 permits (6%), Al Khor 36 permits (6%), and finally Al Shamal 17 permits (3%).
In terms of type of permits issued, data indicates that the new building permits (residential and non-residential) constitutes 62% (398 permits) of the total building permits issued during the month of February 2018, while the percentage of additions permits constituted 33% (213 permits), and finally fencing permits with 5% (29 permits).
By analyzing new residential buildings permits data, we find that villas’ top the list, accounting for 53% (162 permits) of all new residential buildings permits, followed by dwellings of housing loans permits by 39% (119 permits) and other residential buildings by 5% (17 permits).
On the other hand, commercial buildings were found to be in the forefront of non-residential buildings permits with 57% (52 permits), followed by industrial buildings e.g. workshops and factories with 21% (19 permits), then mosques with 12% (11 permits), then governmental buildings with 8% (7 permits).
Comparing number of permits issued in February 2018 with those issued in the previous month we noted a general decrease of 32%. This decrease was clearly noted in the majority of the municipalities: Al Wakrah (54%), Rayyan (37%), Doha (27%), Al Da'ayen (13%), Al Shamal (11%), Umm Slal (2%). On the other hand there was a clear increase in the municipality of Al Khor (38%) and Al Sheehaniya (25%).
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