Table 2.

New dwelling construction started in Japan

Year		1999	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Funding source (no. of units)	Private	677 037	952 839	1 044 946	1 146 888	960 938	984 392	690 058
	Public	537 564	236 210	191 229	143 503	99 803	109 093	98 352
	Housing Loan Corporation	454 981	161 182	114 691	67 389	33 960	43 593	39 897
Type of structure (no. of units)	Wooden	565 544	540 756	542 848	559 201	504 546	516 868	430 121
	Steel-frame reinforced concrete	96 507	46 351	28 466	31 158	21 282	18 714	5658
	Reinforced concrete	288 103	358 127	436 568	470 604	335 548	336 325	192 396
	Steel frame	262 316	240 122	225 057	226 991	197 394	219 519	158 298
	Concrete block	874	492	427	520	402	469	610
	Others	1257	3201	2809	1917	1569	1590	1327
Total (no. of units)		1 214 601	1 189 049	1 236 175	1 290 391	1 060 741	1 093 485	788 410
Floor area (million square metres)		125.4	112.3	113.6	115.5	95.9	96.4	72.5