At the end of the first quarter, the value of new constructions, additions and repairs amounted to $567 million, 10% more than in the same period in 2016.

The value of new construction, additions and repairs recorded in March was $235 million, up from $165 million in March 2016.

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The figures compiled by the Office of the Comptroller General detail that the value of new construction, additions and repairs in the first quarter of the year reached $567 million, led by the province of Panama, with $343 million.

Regarding the type of construction, new constructions, additions and repairs were registered for $273 million in residential projects, and $295 million in non-residential projects.

See statistics compiled by the Comptroller General. (In Spanish)