Profits begin to slide

Profits begin to slide - 1993 - Building 258(7821) 26 November 1993, 15(1) .

Japanese contractors` interim results do not reflect the full extent of the crisis afflicting their industry. Orders are down 22% in the first half of 1993, with public sector contract awards hit by corruption scandals and private property values in a state of collapse.


CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
JAPAN