P516 516 TELEINF FINANCE 20:18:51 activate the labour market, he remarked. Without any seasonal correatjon, a total 3,521,049 people were registered out of work at the end of September, 57,068 less than at the end of August. In Western Germany, the figure fell by 54,501 to 2,488,455, in the East by 2,547 to 1,032,614. JAPAN'S HOUSING STARTS DOWN 15.0 PERCENT IN AUGUST TOKYO - Japan's housing starts fell 15.0 percent from a year earlier to 118,726 units, exceeding the 11.2 percent drop in July and marking the sixth straight year-on-year dealine, the Constructjon Ministry said Frhday. Owner-occupied housing starts in August fell 21.2 percent year-on-year against a fall of 18.2 percent in July, the ministry said. see next page >>>