# Japan Housing Starts – Oct 27, 2023: 68,941

> Canonical page: https://fxmacrodata.com/japan/housing-starts/announcements/jpy_housing_starts_2023-10-27
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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Status | Released |
| Actual | 68,941 |
| Previous | 70,389 |
| Forecast | -- |
| Surprise | -- |
| Reference period | 2023-09-30 |
| Release time (local) | Estimated 2023-10-27 14:00 Asia/Tokyo |
| Release time (UTC) | Estimated 2023-10-27 05:00 UTC |
| Release ID | jpy_housing_starts_2023-10-27 |

Japan Housing Starts came in at 68,941 on Oct 27, 2023, compared with 70,389 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_2023-09-27
- Next release: https://fxmacrodata.com/japan/housing-starts/announcements/jpy_housing_starts_2023-11-27
- Full series and chart: https://fxmacrodata.com/japan/housing-starts
- Machine-readable surfaces index: https://fxmacrodata.com/llms.txt