The year-on-year increase/decrease in the value of monthly home orders of Asahi Kasei Homes Corp.

March 2014

The value of home orders in March was 10 percent lower than in the same month of the previous year.

Orders of both unit homes and multi-dwelling homes decreased due to the effect of a last-minute surge in demand ahead of the consumption tax hike in April 2014.

For the April to March period, the value of home orders was 1 percent higher than in the same period of the previous year, and for the October to March period, it was 18 percent lower than in the same period of the previous year.

Note: The above information is based on initial calculation. Final figures may be revised.

Change in value of home orders vs. same period of previous year
FY 2013 FY 2012 FY 2011 FY 2010
(April 2013 - March 2014) (April 2012 - March 2013) (April 2011 - March 2012) (April 2010 - March 2011)
April +16% -4% +15% +30%
May +7% +8% +4% +24%
June +8% +13% +6% +8%
July +5% +17% -4% +35%
August +24% +6% +4% +26%
September +48% +16% +4% +8%
First half +20% +10% +4% +18%
October -32% +18% 0% +24%
November -13% +7% -1% +6%
December -22% +9% +5% +19%
January -25% +23% +3% +30%
February -18% +13% +2% +14%
March -10% +12% +14% +6%
Second half -18% +12% +5% +14%
Fiscal year +1% +11% +5% +16%
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