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Japan Housing Starts
Total new housing starts in Japan for April were 82,389 units, a 9 per cent increase over April 2015, and an 8.9 per cent improvement over March this year, according to the Japan Lumber Reports Friday. As well, the 2015 Forestry White Paper has been submitted to the Diet, disclosing Japan’s current degree of wood…
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Japan Housing Starts: March 2016
Total housing starts in Japan for March were 75,744 units, up 8.4 per cent over March one year ago, said the Japan Lumber Journal Friday. Housing Starts, Japan Japan housing starts of built-for-sale houses for March increased by 26 per cent year- on- year, and those of owner-occupied and rental houses also increased, said the…
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Japan Wood Demand, Forestry Output 2015
The latest data from Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries shows total wood material demand in 2015 was down 1.9 per cent, to 25.1 million cu- bic metres, compared to 2014, says Japan Lumber Reports Friday. Wood Demand, Forestry Output Japan: 2015 Total wood material demand in Japan for 2015 has dropped for two…
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Japan Log and Lumber Imports: Canada and US 2015
There was little change last year in Japan’s import volumes of North American lumber, and of US logs, according to Japan Lumber Journal Friday. Japan’s imports of Canadian logs, however, dropped significantly in both volumes and values. Volumes of Japan’s imports of US logs increased by 7.9 per cent in 2015 compared to the previous…
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Japan Housing Starts: Dec 2015
December housing starts in Japan were 75,452 units, a 1.3 per cent drop from December 2014, according to the Japan Lumber Reports Friday. Housing Starts, Japan Total housing starts for 2015 were 909,299 units, a 1.9 per cent improvement over 2014 said the Japan Lumber Reports Friday.
