{"id":176329,"date":"2026-02-19T13:41:12","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T10:41:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/176329\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"housing-construction-plunges-37-5-percent-in-january","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/176329\/","title":{"rendered":"Housing construction plunges 37.5 percent in January"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1128\" height=\"752\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/stroitelnyj_kran_artem_labunsky_1128x752.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/stroitelnyj_kran_artem_labunsky_1128x752.jpg 1128w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/stroitelnyj_kran_artem_labunsky_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/stroitelnyj_kran_artem_labunsky_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/stroitelnyj_kran_artem_labunsky_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/stroitelnyj_kran_artem_labunsky_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(Artem Labunsky \/ unsplash.com)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>February 19, <em>Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> Developers in Belarus built 1,500 new apartments last month, 37.5 percent fewer than in January 2025, the National Statistical Committee (Bie\u0142stat) said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>About 162,300 square meters of residential floor space were commissioned, down 39 percent year on year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In rural regions, the newly commissioned space of 62,700 square meters marked a decline of over 50 percent from January 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> \u042d\u043a\u043e\u043d\u043e\u043c\u0438\u043a\u0430<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">\u042d\u043a\u043e\u043d\u043e\u043c\u0438\u043a\u0430<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Only Brest and Hrodna regions report GDP growth in January<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">February 18, Pozirk. Only the Brest and Hrodna region reported Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth in January 2026, according to Pozirk\u2019s analysis of the National Statistical Committee\u2019s (Bie\u0142stat) data. In particular, the economies of the Brest and Hrodna region grew &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/176269\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read the article<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>February 19, Pozirk. Developers in Belarus built 1,500 new apartments last month, 37.5 percent fewer than in January 2025, the National Statistical Committee (Bie\u0142stat) said. About 162,300 square meters of residential floor space were commissioned, down 39 percent year on year. 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