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02-03-04, 14:25
35% increase in new building starts in settlements in 2003
By Moti Bassok, Haaretz Correspondent
There was a 35 percent increase in the number of new building starts in the settlements in 2003, figures published Tuesday by the Central Bureau of Statistics show.
The settlements were one of just two areas to see an increase in construction activity last year. Work began on just 29,670 new apartments around the country in 2003 - the lowest number since 1989 and 8 percent down on the previous year. The CBS figures show that the building industry is sinking deeper into crisis.
The only other place to see a spurt in building activity was Haifa where there was work began on 3,238 new apartments, an increase of 5 percent on the previous year.
Tel Aviv and the south of the country saw the sharpest fall in the number of building starts, 23 percent down on 2002 in both areas, while in Jerusalem the number of building starts fell 15 percent.
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http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/400381.html
Ze kunnen overal bouwen, maar ze doen dit in de nederzettingen.
By Moti Bassok, Haaretz Correspondent
There was a 35 percent increase in the number of new building starts in the settlements in 2003, figures published Tuesday by the Central Bureau of Statistics show.
The settlements were one of just two areas to see an increase in construction activity last year. Work began on just 29,670 new apartments around the country in 2003 - the lowest number since 1989 and 8 percent down on the previous year. The CBS figures show that the building industry is sinking deeper into crisis.
The only other place to see a spurt in building activity was Haifa where there was work began on 3,238 new apartments, an increase of 5 percent on the previous year.
Tel Aviv and the south of the country saw the sharpest fall in the number of building starts, 23 percent down on 2002 in both areas, while in Jerusalem the number of building starts fell 15 percent.
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http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/400381.html
Ze kunnen overal bouwen, maar ze doen dit in de nederzettingen.