OREANDA-NEWS. November 05, 2009. According to the National Bureau of Statistics, construction of housing was carried out mainly by the private sector of the national economy, accounting for about 97% of the total amount of housing put in operation.

In January-September 2009,1212 of individual residential buildings with total area of 173.1 thousand square meters or about 56% of the total housing ready (2,2% less than in January-September 2008) and 78,7% of the same period of the last year were put in operation at the expense of the own funds of population. 2459 apartments with total area of 270.1 thousand square meters or about 86% of the total amount of housing commissioned and 14.7% less than at the same period of 2008 were put in operation in the urban area.

In comparison with January-September 2008, the share of housing, commissioned in the urban areas, has increased by 2,8%. The greatest volume of housing construction was carried out in Chisinau municipality, where 1964 apartments with total area of 222.9 thousand square meters (71% of the total housing ready), or 34% less as compared to the same period of the last year, were commissioned.