Construction delays and lower sales volumes of exterior materials due to heavy rain, earthquakes, typhoons and other natural disasters
First written in FY2019-Q2. 1 of 2 entries say "Materialised", first in FY2019-Q3. Latest entry: FY2019-Q3.
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- FY2019-Q3MaterialisedAnnual report
「Meanwhile, domestic sales volumes across the industry for the Group's flagship fiber-cement exterior materials showed signs of recovery, increasing 0.9% year on year in the latest 3-month period from October to December 2018. However, sales volumes for the cumulative third quarter declined 2.3% from the same period of the previous year due to the several-month lag from housing starts and the impact of natural disasters in the summer, based on the former standard including 12 mm-thick products that have been outside the scope of JIS standards since fiscal 2009 following a revision to the JIS standards.」
Natural disasters in the summer were specifically cited as a factor behind the 2.3% year-on-year cumulative decline in domestic industry sales volumes of fiber-cement exterior materials. Meanwhile, volumes recovered to a 0.9% increase in the latest 3-month period. - FY2019-Q2First statedAnnual report
「Due to construction delays caused by heavy rain, earthquakes, typhoons and other natural disasters, the figure decreased 4.0% from the same period of the previous year, based on the former standard including 12 mm-thick products that have been outside the scope of JIS standards since fiscal 2009 following a revision to the JIS standards.」
Construction delays caused by natural disasters were specifically cited as a factor behind the decline in domestic sales volumes across the fiber-cement exterior materials industry.