JAPAN DATA: The value of construction orders received in October by
the 50 largest contractors in Japan fell 5.6% from a year earlier to
Y586.72 billion, the fifth consecutive y/y drop, the Ministry of Land,
Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism said today. The October decline
followed -15.0% in September, -0.02% in August and -0.7% in July. The
record drop of -42.8% was marked in July 2009.