This special release presents data on construction statistics from approved building permits for the City of San Juan for the fourth quarter of 2018. Figures are based on the preliminary results of the tabulated data from collected building permits.

Total number of approved building permits down by 19 percent

The total number of approved building permits in the City of San Juan posted a decrease from 21 in the fourth quarter of 2017 to 17 in the fourth quarter of 2018 that translates to 19 percent.

On the other hand, for the National Capital Region, the total approved building permits was higher by 489 projects or 18.6 percent in the fourth quarter of 2018 compared to the same quarter in the previous year.

Table 1 presents the total number, floor area, and value of building construction for the City of San Juan during the fourth quarter of 2018 and 2017.

The total number of approved permits for residential type of buildings for the City of San Juan decreased by 6.3 percent while the non-residential type decreased by 60 percent during the fourth
quarter of 2018 compared to the same quarter of the previous year. There are no approved building permits for alterations and repair or additions for this quarter.

Figure 1 shows the comparison in the number of approved building permits by type of building for the City of San Juan during the fourth quarter of 2018.

Value of building construction increases

The total value of construction escalated in the fourth quarter of 2018 compared to the same quarter of 2017 with 786 percent or equivalent to Php 1,159 million. The value for non-residential
construction registered the highest increase with 2,782 percent. Similarly, the value of residential construction increased by 3.1 percent.

Single type of residential building obtains the highest number while residential condominium gets the biggest value of construction.

Fifteen approved applications for residential building were registered amounting to Php 109.1 million during the fourth quarter of 2018. Among the types of residential building, single type with eight approved applications had the most number of contribution of 53.3 percent. On the other hand, the value of construction for residential condominium got the biggest share to the gross value with 32.2 percent amounting to 35.1 million.

Commercial type of non-residential building obtains the highest number and the biggest value of construction

Two approved building permits with a total of Php 1.2 billion for non-residential building were constructed during the fourth quarter of 2018. Commercial type had the most number with two applications and with the biggest share of 100 percent to the value of construction. For this quarter, no permits were listed for industrial, institutional, and other types of non-residential building.