Q1 2008 construction permits number down
Bulgarian authorities have issued 3505 construction permits in the first quarter of 2008, a decrease of nearly 25 per cent over the previous three months, data from the National Statistical Institute data showed on May 21.Residential developments continued to account for the largest share of the total, with 2267 permits granted for total area of area of 1.6 million sq m, compared with 2884 permits for 2.4 million sq m in the previous quarter. The number of permits for administrative buildings went down to 78 from 145.