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Russian Timber Exports to Japan : 2013
The arrival of Russian logs and lumber products to Japan in 2013 was calculated, according to Japan Lumber Journal Friday. The arrival of logs was 228,053 cubic metres, down by 16.4 per cent from the previous year. The arrival of spruce and fir was about the same as the previous year. However, the arrival of…
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Japan Housing Starts : December and Full-Year 2013
Total 2013 housing starts in Japan recovered to 980,025 units, up from a low in 2009 of 788,000 units, said the Japan Lumber Reports Friday. This compares to 834,117 total starts for 2011, according to the February 12, 2012 issue of the Reports. That year starts improved by 2.6 per cent over 2010.   Condominium…
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Housing Starts, Japan
On January 31, Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism announced that housing starts in December were 89,578 units, up 18 per cent compared with the same month in 2013, exceeding the result in a year ago for 16 months, according to Japan Lumber Journal. The seasonally-adjusted annual rate was 1,055,000 units, recording the…
