Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Lithuanians choose to live in urban apartments, two bedroom

"The per capita share of Lithuania as of December 31, 2010 accounted for 26 square feet of living space, and the entire national housing stock totaled 84.8 million square meters. Meters of living space, and the share accounted for 53.8 of cities, the share of villages - 31 million square feet. m ", - has told today, June 29, head of the department of construction and investment statistics Danguole Areshkene.


"Almost 97% of the housing stock is owned by the residents, state and local government owns only a little over 3% of the housing. 48% of the total housing stock are single-family houses," - explains the situation Danguole Areshkene.

A total of 1274.4 thousand apartments Lithuania. In towns dominated by doubles (39%), in the villages - two bedroom (32%) apartments. The average area of one apartment is 66.6 sqm. meters, and in the cities the figure is 60.9, while in the villages - 79.3 square meters.

"It is curious that in one of Vilnius has 25.5 square meters. Meters of living space, in Kaunas - 25.4, klaypedchanina - 23.4, a resident of Siauliai - 22.9, and Panevezys - 22.4 square meters. M. This more of space per person accounts for small towns - Ignalina Anikschyaya, Moletaya "- said the expert.

in May to 3.4% increased cost of housing in the Lithuanian cities. Increase in costs, according to statisticians, due to an increase in wages in the construction sector and the new, higher prices for some products and materials - concrete, rebar, pipes, windows and doors. Characteristically, in comparison with April 2010 price increase was only 4%.

That is some revival in the construction sector of the Lithuanian economy is started early in the spring of 2011.

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