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Japan Housing Starts
Housing starts for Japan measures the number of new residential construction projects that began during the reporting period. It is a leading indicator for construction activity and broader economic momentum.
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Why Housing Starts matters for JPY
Housing construction has significant multiplier effects—builders hire workers, purchase materials, and drive demand for furniture and appliances. Housing starts are sensitive to mortgage rates and therefore to Bank of Japan policy.
How to interpret this series
A strong housing starts reading above consensus signals confidence in the economy and is broadly jpy-positive. A collapse in starts often precedes recessions, as it indicates tight credit conditions and weak consumer confidence.
Historical Housing Starts
Source: National Statistics Office. Cadence: Monthly. Unit: Thousands (SAAR). History from 2000-01-31 (26.4 years).
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Common questions
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How often is Japan Housing Starts updated?
Housing Starts for Japan is released on a monthly schedule by Bank of Japan (or the relevant national statistics agency). FXMacroData ingests each new value within seconds of the official publication and exposes the exact announcement timestamp on every record.
What unit is Housing Starts reported in?
The series is published in Thousands (SAAR). The exact unit is also returned on every API response under the indicator metadata.
Where does FXMacroData source Japan Housing Starts data?
Data is fetched directly from Bank of Japan or the official national statistics publication for Japan. The source URL is preserved on every announcement record so downstream consumers can trace the value back to its primary release.
How do I query Housing Starts for Japan via the API?
Issue a GET request to /api/v1/announcements/jpy/housing_starts?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY. The response contains a chronological list of observations with values, release dates, and announcement timestamps. USD announcement data is public; other currencies require a Professional API key.