Will GDP get a boost from house building activity?

Japan’s beleaguered housing sector is still waiting for a boost from reconstruction-related building activity. When it comes, it may be partially offset by falling demand for housing. Even before the disaster, housing loans had been declining. The reduction in employment and real wages since the disaster will act as a further drag on housing demand. 

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