4. House price development elsewhere
In the second quarter of 2012, prices of dwellings went up most year-on-year in urban areas of Russia. Prices went up slightly in the United Kingdom and in the USA. In Spain, Greece and Sweden dwelling prices fell. Unless otherwise stated, the sources of the data in the table are national statistical institutes.
Table 1. Changes in prices of dwellings in different countries, 2nd quarter 2012
| Maa | Year–on–year change, % | Quarter-on-quarter change, % |
| Great Britain | 2.0 | 1.2 |
| Spain, new dwellings | -12.8 | -2.6 |
| Spain, old dwellings | -15.7 | -3.7 |
| Greece, new dwellings 1) | -10.8 | -2.5 |
| Greece, old dwellings | -9.7 | -3.0 |
| Norway | 6.7 | 3.2 |
| France | -0.1 | 0.2 |
| Sweden | -3.0 | 1.0 |
| Germany, new dwellings 2) | 5.2 | -0.6 |
| Germany, old dwellings | 4.5 | 1.1 |
| United States 3) | 3.0 | 1.8 |
| Russia, new dwellings | 9.9 | 3.1 |
| Russia,old dwellings | 14.3 | 2.8 |
| Estonia | 6.8 | 1.3 |
2) Source: Eurospace AG
3) Source: Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA)
The compilation of statistics on dwelling prices is currently being developed in several EU countries. The above data have been collected from a number of sources. They are not necessarily mutually comparable or comparable with data compiled on Finland.
Source: Prices of Dwellings, Statistics Finland
Inquiries: Petri Kettunen 09 1734 3558, Petteri Rautaporras 09 1734 3472, asuminen@stat.fi
Director in charge: Kari Molnar
Updated 26.10.2012
Official Statistics of Finland (OSF):
Prices of dwellings in housing companies [e-publication].
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4. House price development elsewhere
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