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Βuilding activity dropped 40.6 pct (volume) in August this year, compared with the corresponding month in 2008, while the number of permits issued fell 12.8 pct in the same period, the National Statistical Service said on Monday.

The statistics service said Northern Aegean (65.9 pct), Attica (57.6 pct) and Western Macedonia (56 pct) recorded the highest percentage declines in building volume in August, while Crete (39.1 pct) recorded the highest increases.

In the eight-month period from January to August, the volume of private building activity fell 29.8 pct, and permits issued fell by 15.8 pct.