Japanese construction orders up by 1.5pct YoY in December

Nikkei reported that construction orders at 50 major firms rose by 1.5% YoY in December 2011 to JPY 1.032 trillion, up for the third straight month.

The Infrastructure Ministry said that orders from the private sector rose by 5.8% YoY to JPY 698.9 billion, marking the third straight month

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