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Issue 015
18 May 2015
Monthly Building Plans Report
Chart 1: Buildings completed index
Chart 2: Buildings completed indices for selected towns
500.0
250.0
450.0
400.0
Index 2010 = 100
Index 2010 = 100
200.0
150.0
350.0
300.0
250.0
200.0
150.0
100.0
100.0
50.0
50.0
0.0
Mar Apr May Jun
0.0
Mar Apr May Jun
Jul
Aug Sep
2014
Oct
Nov Dec
Jan
• The composite buildings completed index stood at 109.4 points in March 2015,
compared to 242.2 points m/m basis and 96.2 points y/y basis. This represents a
decline of 54.8 per cent over the month and an increase of 13.7 per cent over the
year.
• The major contributor to a decline over the month was the category residential
buildings that reduced by 65.0 per cent. However, the residential buildings category
was also the major contributor to an increase over the year that increases by 22.1
per cent.
• In value terms, buildings completed during the period January to March 2015
amounted to N$ 307.7 million compared to N$ 236.0 million during the same
period of 2014. This represents an in-crease of N$ 71.7 million, or 30.4 per cent.
Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Jan Feb Mar
2014
Feb Mar
2015
Jul
Ongwediva
Swakopmund
2015
Walvis Bay
Windhoek
• The building completed index for the municipality of Walvis Bay was the highest in
month under review, recording 224.5 points. It represents an increase of 1.8 per
cent and 1.7 per cent m/m and y/y basis, respectively.
• This was followed by Ongwediva town council with an index level of 212.0 points.
When compared, this represents a decline of 44.9 per cent m/m and an increase
of 19.9 per cent y/y basis.
• The Swakopmund municipality recorded an index value of 145.1 points compared
to 482.1 points translating to a decline of 69.9 per cent on m/m basis whilst a
decline of 18.8 per cent on y/y basis was recorded.
• The lowest index level of 75.2 points was recorded by the Windhoek
municipality. It represents a decline of 59.8 per cent over the
month and an increase of 38.9 per cent over the year
The composite buildings completed index in July and October 2014 exceeded the limited and stood at 316.4 basis points and 277.2 basis points, while building completed indices for Walvis Bay
in September and December 2014 exceeded the limited and stood at 521.1 basis points and 560.6 basis points. In order to improve readability, we have limited the index scale to 250 basis Namibia Statistics
Agency
points and 500 basis points.
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Monthly Building Plans Report
Table 1: Indices of buildings completed
2010
2011
2012
2012
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Ongwediva
10.2
49.0
31.3
33.0
66.1
35.5
646.9
82.5
72.2
80.9
25.4
67.0
-­‐
39.7
44.7
80.3
-­‐
24.0
91.1
69.4
101.8
34.1
18.0
62.6
40.9
-­‐
85.5
-­‐
87.1
152.1
-­‐
107.3
Swakopmund
32.7
81.6
110.1
51.7
109.4
77.3
81.1
109.7
185.0
72.0
169.5
119.8
38.5
142.6
114.4
55.0
122.2
144.8
63.0
295.6
180.5
130.7
138.0
271.2
14.5
170.4
95.1
120.8
151.9
115.4
317.8
271.3
Walvis Bay
214.0
58.1
44.2
76.7
111.4
95.7
93.2
40.8
35.1
211.5
101.7
117.5
205.9
48.5
30.6
261.1
114.7
119.1
87.6
149.1
112.1
21.2
356.2
40.6
66.9
53.5
46.7
62.9
66.2
281.6
117.8
251.1
Windhoek
29.2
148.6
90.2
97.6
99.1
148.0
143.5
69.7
126.7
86.4
87.5
73.5
52.9
60.7
93.0
199.9
69.7
183.5
146.4
162.5
280.9
45.7
66.4
81.4
28.4
194.1
54.8
286.3
175.3
292.7
96.2
76.6
Composite index
47.9
123.5
83.7
85.0
99.5
125.6
165.3
72.7
120.7
97.4
95.2
83.6
63.6
68.4
85.8
179.5
76.3
160.7
125.7
171.6
237.7
53.2
102.8
100.1
31.6
162.7
61.2
221.6
154.6
259.1
120.1
122.1
2013
2014
2015
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Ongwediva
40.3
150.8
-­‐
-­‐
471.9
62.3
36.4
135.2
36.0
31.7
-­‐
841.4
65.9
15.5
138.7
56.6
46.4
49.1
176.9
55.1
167.7
162.2
84.6
174.8
15.0
140.6
10.4
0.0
0.0
385.0
212.0
Swakopmund
319.9
353.3
279.7
193.4
25.3
109.7
158.7
147.0
90.2
133.3
117.1
150.8
148.5
150.3
286.7
203.1
62.2
145.8
178.6
56.2
98.7
164.0
107.4
442.5
170.9
105.6
381.9
81.6
250.9
482.1
145.1
Walvis Bay
147.6
328.8
246.4
280.0
309.0
250.5
90.6
127.9
133.9
217.2
92.4
85.5
154.0
92.8
180.9
285.9
37.1
71.8
220.7
93.4
415.9
307.1
117.9
173.5
521.1
298.2
132.4
560.6
40.7
220.6
224.5
Windhoek
87.3
234.7
99.8
42.4
49.0
107.2
207.3
118.8
188.6
139.9
90.1
72.1
43.6
112.3
36.1
29.0
78.4
165.7
54.1
57.6
96.5
57.3
408.1
95.6
81.6
319.2
65.0
54.2
25.3
187.1
75.2
Composite index
120.1
253.9
131.3
83.9
102.9
119.5
176.8
124.5
159.6
139.7
87.5
137.3
70.2
108.4
90.6
80.3
69.7
145.1
96.2
61.0
135.5
104.7
316.4
153.7
134.8
277.2
108.8
107.5
54.0
242.2
109.4
The composite buildings completed index in July and October 2014 exceeded the limited and stood at 316.4 basis points and 277.2 basis points, while building completed indices for Walvis Bay in September and
December 2014 exceeded the limited and stood at 521.1 basis points and 560.6 basis points. In order to improve readability, we have limited the index scale to 250 basis points and 500 basis points.
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Methodology
Data Sources
Selected local authorities
Base year 2010
Calculations of index The NSA monitors the value and number of buildings completed
for 24 local authorities on a monthly basis. Four of these towns that accounted for 92
per cent of the total values of all buildings completed in 2010 have been selected for
the index compilation.
The composite buildings completed index in July and October 2014 exceeded the limited and stood at 316.4 basis points and 277.2 basis points, while building completed indices for Walvis Bay in September and
December 2014 exceeded the limited and stood at 521.1 basis points and 560.6 basis points. In order to improve readability, we have limited the index scale to 250 basis points and 500 basis points.
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