| Focus on the construction Sector |
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Figures
Construction permits (in million m2)
| Year |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
| Construction permits |
11,4 |
10,1 |
8,4 |
6,4 |
6,7 |
7,9 |
8,8 |
9,1 |
8,8 |
8,3 |
Regional distribution of construction permits (in thousands of m2)
| Year |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
| Beirut |
760 |
749 |
1144 |
1269 |
1445 |
| Mount-Lebanon |
3534 |
4226 |
4452 |
4032 |
4283 |
| North |
1552 |
1941 |
1641 |
1611 |
1329 |
| South |
1523 |
1315 |
1363 |
1187 |
720 |
| Bekaa |
596 |
630 |
556 |
450 |
528 |
| Total |
7967 |
8860 |
9156 |
8826 |
8305 |
Regional average distribution of real estate activities (%)
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Beirut |
Mount-Lebanon |
North |
South |
Bekaa |
| Value of real estate transactions |
32,5 |
52 |
6,5 |
6,5 |
2,5 |
| Construction permits |
12,6 |
46,6 |
22 |
13,2 |
5,6 |
General data on real estate transactions
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2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
| Real estate taxes (in million de dollars) |
268 |
274 |
384 |
| Transactions (in number) |
118 359 |
122 453 |
127 016 |
| Total transactions (in billion dollars) |
4,348 |
3,304 |
3,140 |
Public Contracts launched from 1992 till the end of 2005 (in millions of dollars)
| Electricity |
1 727 |
| Waste water |
414 |
| Post and Telecommunications |
953 |
| Solid wastes |
960 |
| Roads |
1 280 |
| Agriculture, irrigation |
137 |
| Education |
686 |
| Harbors and airports |
881 |
| Health |
290 |
| Public buildings |
138 |
| Management, construction |
226 |
| Environment |
49 |
| Other sectors |
68 |
| Water adduction |
608 |
| Total |
8 266 |
Evolution of cement delivery
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2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
| Cement delivery (millions of tons) |
2,73 |
3,03 |
3,42 |
Source : ABL, BDL, Ministry of Finance |
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