Japan's housing starts fell 1.8% year-on-year in November, exceeding economists' forecasts.

Japan's housing starts have fallen for seven straight months, with a 1.8% decline year-on-year in November, exceeding economists' expectations of a mere 0.1% drop. This decrease is seen across rented, issued, and built-for-sale properties, although owned housing saw an increase. The seasonally adjusted annualized number of starts dropped to 775,000 in November.

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