Figures released by the Association of Engineers of Beirut & Tripoli show that construction permits reached 6.8 million square meters in the first five months of 2010, up 59% from 4.3 million square meters in the same period last year.
Construction permits totaled 1.7 million square meters in May 2010, up 65% year-on-year from one million square meters in May 2009. In parallel, cement deliveries reached 2.1 million tons in the first five months of 2010, an increase of 10% from 1.9 million tons in the same period last year. Cement deliveries reached 481,000 tons in May 2010, down 4.4% from 503,000 tons in May 2009.