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Japan's housing starts decreased less-than-expected in February after recovering sharply in the previous month, data from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism showed on Friday.
The Japanese government overstated monthly data on construction orders for about eight years, officials said on Dec. 15, raising the possibility that the practice may have led to miscalculating the country's gross domestic product figures.