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					Source : http://www2.boj.or.jp/en/dlong/stat/data | www.boj.or.jp/en | http://www.stat.go.jp/data/getujidb/zuhyou/sihyou.xls | Column (1) : Building floor area | Units : 1000 m2 91 Column (2) : For manufacturing sector | Units : 1000 m2 92 Column (3) : New housing units | Units : 1000 units 93 EconStats does not guarantee the accuracy of this data. 20110623 http://www.stat.go.jp/data/getujidb/zuhyou/sihyou.xls

   Japan     Housing Starts - Avg over Quarter 

                |          (1)    |          (2)    |          (3)    |
                |  Building floor |             For |     New housing |
                |            area |   manufacturing |           units |
                |                 |          sector |                 |
                |           Japan |           Japan |           Japan |
                |         1000 m2 |         1000 m2 |      1000 units |
year.qt Avg over|__2007q3_-2011q2_|__2007q3_-2011q2_|__2007q3_-2011q2_|
2011.2  qtr              10855.00            712.00            67.000 
2011.1  qtr               9601.67            489.67            64.000 
2010.4  qtr              10384.00            620.00            73.000 
2010.3  qtr              10892.67            594.00            71.000 
2010.2  qtr               9882.33            545.67            65.333 
2010.1  qtr               9325.67            515.00            62.333 
2009.4  qtr               9578.00            453.67            68.000 
2009.3  qtr               9328.33            516.67            62.333 
2009.2  qtr               9500.00            594.33            65.667 
2009.1  qtr              10089.00            827.00            66.667 
2008.4  qtr              12275.33           1284.33            86.000 
2008.3  qtr              14184.67           1389.33            97.000 
2008.2  qtr              13915.67           1278.67            96.667 
2008.1  qtr              12094.67            977.67            84.667 
2007.4  qtr              12452.00           1152.33            82.667 
2007.3  qtr              10468.00            764.00            69.333 
2007.2  qtr                    na                na                na