# Japan Housing Starts – Dec 28, 2020: 70,798

> Canonical page: https://fxmacrodata.com/japan/housing-starts/announcements/jpy_housing_starts_2020-12-28
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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Status | Released |
| Actual | 70,798 |
| Previous | 70,685 |
| Forecast | -- |
| Surprise | -- |
| Reference period | 2020-11-30 |
| Release time (local) | Estimated 2020-12-28 14:00 Asia/Tokyo |
| Release time (UTC) | Estimated 2020-12-28 05:00 UTC |
| Release ID | jpy_housing_starts_2020-12-28 |

Japan Housing Starts came in at 70,798 on Dec 28, 2020, compared with 70,685 previously. See the full release history, chart, Bank of Japan context, and API access for this series.

## Recent release history

| Release date | Actual | Previous | Forecast |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-10-30 | 61,826 | 63,974 | -- |
| 2026-09-30 | 63,974 | 66,439 | -- |
| 2026-08-31 | 66,439 | 66,344 | -- |
| 2026-07-31 | 66,344 | 57,877 | -- |
| 2026-06-30 | 57,877 | 62,569 | -- |
| 2026-05-29 | 62,569 | 63,495 | -- |
| 2026-04-30 | 63,495 | 57,630 | -- |
| 2026-03-31 | 57,630 | 55,898 | -- |
| 2026-02-27 | 55,898 | 62,118 | -- |
| 2026-01-30 | 62,118 | 59,524 | -- |
| 2025-12-25 | 59,524 | 71,871 | -- |
| 2025-11-28 | 71,871 | 63,570 | -- |

## API access

```
GET https://api.fxmacrodata.com/v1/announcements/jpy/housing_starts
X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY
```

The endpoint returns the full announcement history for this series, including point-in-time release timestamps.

## Related

- Previous release: https://fxmacrodata.com/japan/housing-starts/announcements/jpy_housing_starts_2020-11-27
- Next release: https://fxmacrodata.com/japan/housing-starts/announcements/jpy_housing_starts_2021-01-27
- Full series and chart: https://fxmacrodata.com/japan/housing-starts
- Machine-readable surfaces index: https://fxmacrodata.com/llms.txt