JPY Housing Starts y/y, Dec 26, 2024
Japan's Housing Starts Show Signs of Stabilization: December 2024 Data Analysis Headline: Japan's year-on-year housing starts edged up slightly to -0.1% in December 2024, defying forecasts of a further decline and signaling potential stabilization in the construction sector. This follows a sharper-than-expected contraction of -2.9% in the previous