EconomyJanuary 2019 housing summary, positive outlook for 5 consecutive quarters

The Japan Federation of Home Production Organizations (SCI, Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo) recently announced the results of the “Survey on housing confidence for business managers” in January 2019 on low – rise housing. In the third quarter of 2018 (October – December 2018), the total number of orders received is plus 19 points, total order value is 33 points, and the amount continues to be positive for 5 consecutive quarters. In the fourth quarter of 2018 (January to March 2019), the business confidence index for the outlook is +46 points for the total number of orders and +54 points for the total order value.