From January to May 2018, about 140,000 building permits were issued for residential and non-residential buildings (construction of new buildings, work on existing ones, apartments) in Germany. Compared to last year, the number rose slightly by 2%.
The number of new buildings with one or two apartments decreased by 2% to 36,600 and 8,800 units, respectively. Permits for buildings with three or more apartments increased by 8% to 71,700 units, whereas the number of residential buildings fell sharply in the first five months of 2018 (-30% to 4,800 units).