CONSTRUCTION PERMITS ISSUED IN URBAN AREAS

 

Table 30

 

1995/96

1996/97

1997/98

1998/99

1999/00

Percentage change

Share (percent)

1998/99

1999/00

1998/99

1999/00

Number of permits:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tehran

12,028

13,961

8,209

6,997

12,119

-14.8

73.2

5.3

8.7

Large cities

44,412

42.666

39,682

38,243

40,644

-3.6

6.3

28.8

29.3

Other urban areas

78,975

82.018

82,619

87,654

86,080

6.1

-1.8

65.9

62.0

All urban areas

135,415

138,645

130,510

132,894

138,843

1.8

4.5

100.0

100.0

Total floor-space estimate

(thousand square meters):

Tehran

10,378.2

121238.6

7,443.7

5,334.5

10,120.4

-28.3

89.7

14.7

23.0

Large cities

12,588.6

13,418.2

11,818.7

12,354.3

15,141.7

4.5

22.6

34.1

34.3

Other urban areas

16,273.3

16.157.1

17,044.0

18,518.1

18,861.5

8.6

1.9

51.2

42.7

All urban areas

39.240.1

41.813.9

36.306.4

36.206.9

44,123.6

-0.3

21.9

100.0

100.0

Average floor-space (square meters):

Tehran

863

877

907

762

835

-16.0

9.6

-

-

Large cities

284

314

298

323

373

8.4

15.5

-

-

Other urban areas

206

197

206

271

219

2.4

3.8

-

-

All urban areas

290

302

278

272

318

-2.2

16.9

-

-