24-20  Private Buildings with Consent to Commence Work by Type of Building                  
                 
  Residential Residential/Commercial Commercial Industrial Others Total  
        Usable Floor Area (10 000 sq.m.)           Usable Floor Area (10 000 sq.m.)   Usable Floor Area (10 000 sq.m.)  
Year Number Usable Floor Number     Number Usable Floor Number Usable Floor Number     Number      
  of Area of     of Area of Area of     of      
  Blocks (10 000 sq.m.) Blocks Residential Non-residential Blocks (10 000 sq.m.) Blocks (10 000 sq.m.) Blocks Residential Non-residential Blocks Residential Non-residential  
                               
1999 244 77.7 98 88.1 9.1 16 19.6 18 8.5 113 3.4 12.6 489 169.3 49.8
2000 468 69.9 57 40.2 9.9 32 23.9 20 12.9 131 4.3 24.0 708 114.3 70.7
2001 212 41.0 74 58.4 9.6 12 16.9 14 4.6 92 0.8 7.5 404 100.3 38.6
2002 604 58.7 36 17.0 5.8 22 30.7 17 10.7 125 3.3 10.9 804 79.0 58.2
2003 398 58.9 54 34.9 5.4 13 14.6 2 0.1 239 10.0 44.4 706 103.8 64.5