BERLIN, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) -- German authorities issued permits in September for the construction of 19,300 apartments, down 29.7 percent compared to last September, according to figures published by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) on Friday.
In the first nine months, the number of permits issued dropped 28.3 percent to around 195,100, according to Destatis. The German government is aiming to build 400,000 apartments per year.
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