The thirty-second issue of the monthly Statistics of Building Permits issued by all municipalities of the State showed number of permits issued in August 2017 with those issued in the previous month showed a general increase of 14 percent.
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.
The publication released by the Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics revealed the increase was clearly noted in municipalities Rayyan (28 percent), Doha (25 percent), Umm Slal and Wakrah (14 percent) each, Al Khor (7 percent), Al Da’ayen (5 percent), On the other hand there was a decrease in the municipalities of Al Sheehaniya (45 percent) and Al Shamal (8 percent).
In a quick review of the data on building permits issued during the month of August 2017, according to their geographical distribution, we find that Rayyan municipality comes at the top of the municipalities where the number of building permits issued were 195 permits, while municipality of Doha came in second place with 160 permits, followed by Al Da’ayen municipality with 139 permits, then municipality of Al Wakrah with 117 permits. The rest of the municipalities were as follows : Umm Slal 50 permits, Al Khor 30 permits, Al Sheehaniya 16 permits, and finally Al Shamal 12 permits.
In terms of type of permits issued, data indicates that the new building permits (residential and non-residential) constitutes 58 percent (418 permits) of the total building permits issued during the month of August 2017, while the percentage of additions permits constituted 39 percent (283 permits), and finally fencing permits with 3 percent (18 permits).
By analyzing new residential buildings permits data, we find that villas’ permits top the list, accounting for 52 percent (181 permits) of all new residential buildings permits, followed by dwellings of housing loans by 38 percent (132 permits) and apartments buildings by 8 percent (26 permits).
On the other hand, commercial buildings were found to be in the forefront of non-residential buildings permits with 54 percent (39 permits), followed by industrial buildings e.g. workshops and factories with 28 percent (20 permits), then mosques with 8 percent (6 permits), then governmental buildings with 6 percent (4 permits).
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.
