Germany: Building permits
(measure: building permits, source: Federal Statistical Office of Germany)
* indicates monthly or quarterly data series
Building permits in Germany
, January 2003 - November 2020: The data series span the period from January 2003 to November 2020. During that time, the average value for Germany was 14607 building permits with a minumum of 8305 building permits in January 2010 and a maximum of 27942 building permits in January 2003. The latest number is 16673, a change of 0.29% from the previous data point of 16625 building permits and a change of 18.55% from a year ago when the level was 14064 building permits.The number of building permits is considered a leading macroeconomic indicator as it typically grows a few months ahead of an economic expansion and declines a few months before an economic slowdown. See more information about that indicator on our Building permits page.
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* indicates monthly or quarterly data series
Measure: building permits
Source: Federal Statistical Office of Germany
Source: Federal Statistical Office of Germany
Definition: Building permits are authorizations granted by a government or another regulatory body before the construction of a new building can legally occur.