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					Source : http://www2.boj.or.jp/en/dlong/stat/data | www.boj.or.jp/en | Average Contracted Interest Rates on Loans, Domestically Licensed Banks | http://www.stat.go.jp/data/getujidb/zuhyou/sihyou.xls | Column (1) : Building floor area | Units : 1000 m2 95 Column (2) : For manufacturing sector | Units : 1000 m2 96 Column (3) : New housing units | Units : 1000 units 97 EconStats does not guarantee the accuracy of this data. 20100921

   Japan     Housing Starts - End of Year 

                |          (1)    |          (2)    |          (3)    |
                |  Building floor |             For |     New housing |
                |            area |   manufacturing |           units |
                |                 |          sector |                 |
                |           Japan |           Japan |           Japan |
                |         1000 m2 |         1000 m2 |      1000 units |
year    End of  |______2007_-2010_|______2007_-2010_|______2007_-2010_|
2010                        10700               599                69 
2009                         9420               457                69 
2008                        12024              1526                82 
2007                        13505              1258                87 
2006                           na                na                na