The Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics is pleased to publish the eighth issue of the monthly data on 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, and a main pillar for the basic infrastructure of many other activities.
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 more 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 Urban Planning 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 August 2015, we find that Doha municipality comes at the top of the municipalities where the number of building permits issued were 203 permits, i.e. 30% of the total issued permits while Rayyan municipality (including Sheehaniya) came in second place with 194 permits, i.e. 28%, followed by the municipality of Al  Da’ayen with 95 permits, i.e.14%. The rest of the municipalities were as follows : Umm Slal 60 permits (9%), Al Khor 60 permits (9%),  Al Wakra 58 permits (8%), and finally the Al Shamal 14 permits (2%).
In terms of the type of permits issued, data indicates that the new building permits constitutes 68% (464 permits) of the total building permits issued during the month of August 2015, while the percentage of additions permits constituted 30% (203 permits), and finally fencing permits with 2% (17 permits) only.
By analyzing new residential buildings permits data, we find that villas’ permits top the list, accounting for 77% (289 permits) of all new residential buildings permits, followed by dwellings of housing loans by 13% (49 permits) and apartments buildings by 8% (29 permits).
On the other hand, industrial buildings e.g. workshops and factories are found to be in the forefront of non-residential buildings permits with 61% (53 permits)  followed by commercial buildings with 25% (22 permits), then mosques with 12% (10 permits) and finally government buildings with 2% (two permits) only.To download the document, click hereFor more statistical data, please visit the Ministry's website: www.mdps.gov.qa as well as “QALM” portal (Qatar Information Exchange) : www.qix.gov.qa