# Japan Housing Starts – May 27, 2021: 74,521

> Canonical page: https://fxmacrodata.com/japan/housing-starts/announcements/jpy_housing_starts_2021-05-27
> Publisher: FXMacroData (https://fxmacrodata.com) — official-source macroeconomic release records
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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Status | Released |
| Actual | 74,521 |
| Previous | 71,787 |
| Forecast | -- |
| Surprise | -- |
| Reference period | 2021-04-30 |
| Release time (local) | Estimated 2021-05-27 14:00 Asia/Tokyo |
| Release time (UTC) | Estimated 2021-05-27 05:00 UTC |
| Release ID | jpy_housing_starts_2021-05-27 |

Japan Housing Starts came in at 74,521 on May 27, 2021, compared with 71,787 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_2021-04-27
- Next release: https://fxmacrodata.com/japan/housing-starts/announcements/jpy_housing_starts_2021-06-28
- Full series and chart: https://fxmacrodata.com/japan/housing-starts
- Machine-readable surfaces index: https://fxmacrodata.com/llms.txt