The value of recorded building plans passed in South Africa larger municipalities plunged by 8.3% from a year ago to ZAR 8.4 million in April of 2022, compared to a downwardly revised 15.1% rise in the prior month. Building plans declined sharply for residential buildings (-2.8% vs 11.2% in March), and non-residential buildings (-48.3% vs 36.1%), while accelerated for additions & alterations (16.9% vs 1.7%). source: Statistics South Africa

Building Permits in South Africa averaged 3794382.72 ZAR Thousand from 1981 until 2022, reaching an all time high of 11840324 ZAR Thousand in August of 2018 and a record low of 218553 ZAR Thousand in December of 1985. This page provides - South Africa Building Plans Passed- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. South Africa Building Plans Passed - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on July of 2022.

Building Permits in South Africa is expected to be 9850000.00 ZAR Thousand by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the South Africa Building Plans Passed is projected to trend around 9150000.00 ZAR Thousand in 2023 and 9400000.00 ZAR Thousand in 2024, according to our econometric models.

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South Africa Building Plans Passed



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Building Permits 8403158.00 11108513.00 ZAR Thousand Apr 2022

South Africa Building Plans Passed
Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) conducts a monthly building statistics survey collecting information regarding building plans passed and buildings completed, financed by the private sector, from the largest local government institutions in South Africa. According to these institutions, they are not always notified about low-cost housing projects and therefore do not include the bulk of low-cost dwelling-houses. The monthly survey represents approximately 90 percent of the total value of buildings completed. The statistical unit for the collection of information is a local government institution. Local government institutions include district municipalities, metropolitan municipalities and local municipalities.
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8403158.00 11108513.00 11840324.00 218553.00 1981 - 2022 ZAR Thousand Monthly
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South Africa Building Permits Slump in April
The value of recorded building plans passed in South Africa larger municipalities plunged by 8.3% from a year ago to ZAR 8.4 million in April of 2022, compared to a downwardly revised 15.1% rise in the prior month. Building plans declined sharply for residential buildings (-2.8% vs 11.2% in March), and non-residential buildings (-48.3% vs 36.1%), while accelerated for additions & alterations (16.9% vs 1.7%).
2022-06-15
South Africa Building Permits Recover
The value of recorded building plans passed in South Africa larger municipalities rose by 15.9% from a year ago to ZAR 11.2 million in March of 2022, after a downwardly revised 19.3% slump in the prior month. Building plans rebounded for all components: residential building (11.5% vs -12.3% in February), non-residential building (35% vs -46.4%) and additions & alterations (5.3% vs -4.7%).
2022-05-19
South Africa Building Permits Slump in February
The value of recorded building plans passed in South Africa larger municipalities slipped by 19.5% from a year ago to ZAR 8.5 million in February of 2022, after an upwardly revised 49.4% jump in the prior month. It marks the first decline since January of 2021, as building plans declined for all components: residential building (-12.5% vs 57.4% in January), non-residential building (-47% vs 93.7%) and additions & alterations (-4.5% vs 18.2%).
2022-04-21