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Japan Housing Starts Estimated 2024-05-27 14:00 Asia/Tokyo: data, chart, and analysis

Japan Housing Starts came in at 76,582 on May 27, 2024, compared with 64,308 previously. See the full release history, chart, Bank of Japan context, and API access for this series.

Latest Housing Starts and release calendar API reference
Actual
76,582
Previous
64,308
Forecast
--
Reference period
2024-04-30

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Japan Housing Starts chart through 2024-04-30
JPY Housing Starts readings through 2024-04-30. Latest: 76,582.

Housing Starts release read

Japan Housing Starts came in at 76,582 on May 27, 2024, compared with 64,308 previously. See the full release history, chart, Bank of Japan context, and API access for this series.

The parent Housing Starts page shows the full time series for Japan. This release page keeps the realised value, prior value, forecast, reference period, and publication time together for the individual announcement.

For JPY event-risk work, the important read is whether this print changes the recent trend or simply extends it. Compare the actual value with the previous and forecast fields above, then use the raw JSON below for backtests keyed to the stable announcement ID.

Release data snapshot

The values below are the citation fields for this announcement.

Public release ID jpy_housing_starts_2024-05-27
API announcement ID jpy_housing_starts_2024-04-30
Release time
Estimated 2024-05-27 05:00 UTC
Reference period date 2024-04-30
Actual value 76,582
Previous value 64,308
Forecast --
Surprise --
Announcement timestamp 1716786000

API data for this announcement

The API endpoint returns the full Japan Housing Starts history. Clients can filter by date or match this row by announcement_id.

Forecasts live in the predictions endpoint and use the same announcement identifier where available. That is the preferred join key for realised values, forecast surprises, and release-event backtests.

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Newer release

Estimated 2024-06-27 14:00 Asia/Tokyo · 65,923

Older release

Estimated 2024-04-29 14:00 Asia/Tokyo · 64,308

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Common questions about this release

The value, its publication time, the next scheduled date, and the official publisher for Japan Housing Starts.

What did Japan Housing Starts come in at, and how did it compare with the forecast and the previous reading?

Japan Housing Starts was 76,582 Units in April 2024. The previous reading was 64,308 Units.

When was this Japan Housing Starts release published?

The publication time is estimated for May 27, 2024 at 14:00 Asia/Tokyo. The publication time is derived from the lag measured on this series' confirmed releases and the record carries the release_time_assumed flag.

When is the next Japan Housing Starts release?

The next Japan Housing Starts release is scheduled for Oct 30, 2026.

What is the official source for Japan Housing Starts?

National Statistics Office publishes the official Housing Starts series. FXMacroData stores every release with its announcement timestamp and serves it from the announcements endpoint for this series.

Raw announcement payload

Field names are preserved for traceability and downstream testing.

{
  "announcement_datetime": 1716786000,
  "announcement_id": "jpy_housing_starts_2024-04-30",
  "capture_time_basis": "backfill_fetch_completed",
  "date": "2024-04-30",
  "observed_at_ns": 1791242441337192600,
  "previous_value": 64308.0,
  "publication_time_precision": "unknown",
  "publication_time_status": "assumed_historical",
  "release_time_assumed": true,
  "revisions": [
    {
      "epoch": 1716786000,
      "val": 76582.0
    },
    {
      "capture_time_basis": "backfill_fetch_completed",
      "epoch": 1716786000,
      "is_first_release": false,
      "observed_at_ns": 1791242441337192600,
      "publication_time_precision": "unknown",
      "publication_time_status": "unverified",
      "val": 76582.0,
      "vintage_status": "captured_snapshot"
    }
  ],
  "val": 76582.0,
  "vintage_status": "captured_snapshot"
}