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June 2010 Monthly Analysis
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Bay Area Construction Permits
BAY AREA CONSTRUCTION PERMITS
Region |
Total Value of Construction Permits
6/09 – 5/10 |
Annual Change in Total Value of Construction Permits
6/08-5/09 vs. 6/09-5/10 |
Annual
Percent Change |
East Bay |
$2,115,016,126 |
-$131,303,234 |
-5.8% |
Napa |
$211,338,749 |
-$111,537,245 |
-34.5% |
San Francisco |
$1,988,278,406 |
-$615,406,302 |
-23.6% |
San Jose |
$1,832,615,697 |
-$598,125,012 |
-24.6% |
Vallejo-Fairfield |
$471,261,460 |
-$144,406,607 |
-23.5% |
The following tables and graphs compare the 12-month periods of June 2008 to May 2009 and June 2009 to May 2010.
In a comparison of these two 12-month periods, the East Bay showed a decrease in construction permit values, falling 5.8 percent from the previous period. All other Bay Area regions posted losses during this period as well, with Napa showing the sharpest decrease of over 34.5 percent over the previous 12-month period.
RESIDENTIAL & NON-RESIDENTIAL PERMITS
When comparing the two previous 12-month periods of June 2008 to May 2009 and June 2009 to May 2010, residential permit values fell throughout the Bay Area with the steepest declines occurring in the San Francisco (down 22.5 percent) and Napa (down 16.4 percent) regions. In the East Bay, residential construction fell 5.2 percent. Non-residential construction permit values also declined in all Bay Area regions during this period, falling 6.6 percent in the East Bay and over 30.5 percent in the San Jose region.
COMMERCIAL & INDUSTRIAL PERMITS
In a comparison of commercial and industrial construction permits issued during the same two 12-month periods, the dollar value of commercial permits issued in the East Bay fell 64.1 percent when compared with the previous period. Commercial building permit values declined throughout the Bay Area during this period, falling most sharply in the Napa region (down 94.5 percent). Overall industrial permit values were actually up during this period in the Bay Area, due to the East Bay, which experienced a significant 99.3 percent increase. All other Bay Area regions suffered from declines in the same period.
SINGLE AND MULTI-FAMILY PERMITS
The Bay Area regions saw overall residential construction increases when compared with the previous 12-month period in single-family units, with the East Bay increasing 27.3 percent. However, the Bay Area regions saw overall residential construction decreases when compared with the previous 12-month period in multi-family units, with the East Bay decreasing at 43.9 percent.
EAST BAY CONSTRUCTION
The following charts show the number and value of single, multi-family, residential and non-residential construction permits issued in East Bay cities for the twelve-month period ending May 2010.
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