Home Order Trends
February 2010
The value of home orders in February was 17 percent higher than in the same month of the previous year.
Orders of both unit homes and multi-dwelling homes increased.
For the April to February period, the value of home orders was 4 percent higher than in the same period of the previous year, and for the October to February period, it was 14 percent higher than in the same period of the previous year.
Home order trends vs. same period of previous year
| FY 2009 (April 2009 – March 2010) |
FY 2008 (April 2008 – March 2009) |
FY 2007 (April 2007 – March 2008) |
FY 2006 (April 2006 – March 2007) |
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| April | +4% | -18% | -1% | +8% |
| May | +2% | +1% | -14% | +14% |
| June | -5% | 0% | -1% | +8% |
| July | -7% | +21% | -11% | +10% |
| August | -7% | +11% | +9% | -9% |
| September | +2% | +2% | +5% | -5% |
| First half | -2% | +2% | -2% | +4% |
| October | +12% | -11% | +4% | -13% |
| November | +30% | -8% | +6% | -11% |
| December | +4% | -19% | +7% | -15% |
| January | +12% | -5% | +7% | -17% |
| February | +17% | -10% | +6% | -14% |
| March | -13% | -2% | -2% | |
| Second half | -12% | +3% | -10% | |
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| Fiscal year | -5% | +1% | -4% |
Note: The above information is based on initial calculation. Final figures may be revised.
