Homebuilding in Japan

Introduction

Homebuilding in Japan industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market size (value and volume 2006-10, and forecast to 2015). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market. Essential resource for top-line data and analysis covering the Japan homebuilding market. Includes market size data, textual and graphical analysis of market growth trends, leading companies and macroeconomic information.

Highlights

*The homebuilding industry covers the construction of new residential buildings, including houses and apartments. The industry is considered in terms of production. Volumes refer to the number of new individual dwellings completed in a given year. Values are calculated as the product of volume and average (mean) annual price of a new dwelling to an end-user (such as an owner-occupier), even when the dwelling remains in the ownership of the developer. Any currency conversions used in this report have been calculated using constant 2010 annual average exchange rates.

*The Japanese homebuilding industry had total revenue of $473.7 billion in 2010, representing a compound annual rate of change (CARC) of -10% between 2006 and 2010.

*Industry production volumes decreased with a CARC of -10.9% between 2006-2010, to reach a total of 813.1 thousand units in 2010.

*The performance of the industry is forecast to accelerate, with an anticipated CAGR of 15% for the five-year period 2010 - 2015, which is expected to drive the industry to a value of $951.5 billion by the end of 2015.

Features

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Macroeconomic indicators provide insight into general trends within the Japan economy

Key Questions Answered

What was the size of the Japan homebuilding market by value in 2010?

What will be the size of the Japan homebuilding market in 2015?

What factors are affecting the strength of competition in the Japan homebuilding market?

How has the market performed over the last five years?

How large is Japan’s homebuilding market in relation to its regional counterparts?
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2
MARKET OVERVIEW 7
Market definition 7
Research highlights 8
Market analysis 9
MARKET VALUE 10
MARKET VOLUME 11
MARKET SEGMENTATION 12
FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS 13
Summary 13
Buyer power 14
Supplier power 15
New entrants 16
Substitutes 17
Rivalry 18
LEADING COMPANIES 19
Kajima Corporation 19
Taisei Corporation 22
Shimizu Corporation 26
Obayashi Corporation 30
MARKET FORECASTS 34
Market value forecast 34
Market volume forecast 35
MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS 36
APPENDIX 38
Methodology 38
Disclaimer 39
ABOUT DATAMONITOR 40
Premium Reports 40
Summary Reports 40
Datamonitor consulting 40

LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: Japan homebuilding industry value: $ million, 2006–10 10
Table 2: Japan homebuilding industry volume: million units, 2006–10 11
Table 3: Japan homebuilding industry segmentation: % share, by value, 2010 12
Table 4: Kajima Corporation: key facts 19
Table 5: Kajima Corporation: key financials ($) 20
Table 6: Kajima Corporation: key financials (¥) 20
Table 7: Kajima Corporation: key financial ratios 20
Table 8: Taisei Corporation: key facts 22
Table 9: Taisei Corporation: key financials ($) 24
Table 10: Taisei Corporation: key financials (¥) 24
Table 11: Taisei Corporation: key financial ratios 24
Table 12: Shimizu Corporation: key facts 26
Table 13: Shimizu Corporation: key financials ($) 28
Table 14: Shimizu Corporation: key financials (¥) 28
Table 15: Shimizu Corporation: key financial ratios 28
Table 16: Obayashi Corporation: key facts 30
Table 17: Obayashi Corporation: key financials ($) 32
Table 18: Obayashi Corporation: key financials (¥) 32
Table 19: Obayashi Corporation: key financial ratios 32
Table 20: Japan homebuilding industry value forecast: $ million, 2010–15 34
Table 21: Japan homebuilding industry volume forecast: million units, 2010–15 35
Table 22: Japan size of population (million), 2006–10 36
Table 23: Japan gdp (constant 2000 prices, $ billion), 2006–10 36
Table 24: Japan gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2006–10 36
Table 25: Japan inflation, 2006–10 37
Table 26: Japan consumer price index (absolute), 2006–10 37
Table 27: Japan exchange rate, 2006–10 37

LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: Japan homebuilding industry value: $ million, 2006–10 10
Figure 2: Japan homebuilding industry volume: million units, 2006–10 11
Figure 3: Japan homebuilding industry segmentation: % share, by value, 2010 12
Figure 4: Forces driving competition in the homebuilding industry in Japan, 2010 13
Figure 5: Drivers of buyer power in the homebuilding industry in Japan, 2010 14
Figure 6: Drivers of supplier power in the homebuilding industry in Japan, 2010 15
Figure 7: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the homebuilding industry in Japan, 2010 16
Figure 8: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the homebuilding industry in Japan, 2010 17
Figure 9: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the homebuilding industry in Japan, 2010 18
Figure 10: Kajima Corporation: revenues & profitability 21
Figure 11: Kajima Corporation: assets & liabilities 21
Figure 12: Taisei Corporation: revenues & profitability 25
Figure 13: Taisei Corporation: assets & liabilities 25
Figure 14: Shimizu Corporation: revenues & profitability 29
Figure 15: Shimizu Corporation: assets & liabilities 29
Figure 16: Obayashi Corporation: revenues & profitability 33
Figure 17: Obayashi Corporation: assets & liabilities 33
Figure 18: Japan homebuilding industry value forecast: $ million, 2010–15 34
Figure 19: Japan homebuilding industry volume forecast: million units, 2010–15 35


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