Japan's housing starts decreased for the fourth straight month in August, data from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism showed on Monday.
Housing starts dropped 5.1 percent year-on-year in August, much faster than the 0.2 percent slight fall in the previous month. Economists had expected a decrease of 3.3 percent.
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