1111 nineteenth street nw suite 800 washington dc 20036 202 463 2700 fax 2787 america s forest & paper people improving tomorrow environment today japan market overview us products industry af&pa office july august 2004 at a glance wooden housing stays strong tops 50 000 wood for month sick house watch mlit research shows chemical emissions decreasing 3 story then tapers off dna analysis targets illegal logging in tokyo surpasses 1996 peak trade statistics the ministry of land infrastructure and transportation reported 106 462 starts an almost identical number with june 582 two consecutive months contributed to increase seasonally adjusted projected be 1 242 numbers were 7 8 from same time period one year ago share continued remain 46 following 47 2 seven into looks on track maintain or even slightly
