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

January 2016

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

Orders centering on multi-dwelling homes decreased.

Orders were nevertheless the third-highest ever for a January, surpassed only by those of 2013 and 2015.

For the April to January period, the value of home orders was 5 percent lower than in the same period of the previous year, and for the October to January period, it was 11 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 2015 FY 2014 FY 2013 FY 2012
(April 2015 - March 2016) (April 2014 - March 2015) (April 2013 - March 2014) (April 2012 - March 2013)
April +15% -8% +16% -4%
May +12% -11% +7% +8%
June 0% -12% +8% +13%
July -9% -7% +5% +17%
August -8% -9% +24% +6%
September -7% -20% +48% +16%
First half -1% -13% +20% +10%
October +3% +51% -32% +18%
November -16% +30% -13% +7%
December -16% +39% -22% +9%
January -10% +25% -25% +23%
February +18% -18% +13%
March +9% -10% +12%
Second half +24% -18% +12%
Fiscal year +2% +1% +11%

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