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Housing starts. By type of building. Counties and Aran, areas and provinces

Housing starts. By types of building. Counties, areas and provinces Catalonia
Single family
Detached Semi-det. Multi-family in blocks Others No data Total
2012 867 570 3,850 22 2 5,311
2011 925 804 6,045 119 5 7,898
Source: Ministry of Territory and Sustainability.
Notes:
Based on new construction certificates issued by Catalonia's colleges of surveyors.
Law 23/2010, of July 22, on the creation of the area of Penedès, divides Catalonia into eight territorial planning areas. This change implies that the data for the Metropolitan Area, Central Counties and Camp de Tarragona are not directly comparable with previous years.

Last update: March 14, 2013.

Methodological note

Definition of concepts

Housing starts
Residential construction project supervised by the college of surveyors.

Methodological aspects

The data on housing started, is obtained from new works certificates issued by colleges of surveyors of Catalonia, and the intentions of promoters and constructors are outlined. Data is included on the construction of housing that enjoys official protection listed by protection scheme. The completed housing is taken from end of construction certificates issued by colleges of surveyors.