# Japan Housing Starts – Feb 27, 2026: 55,898

> Canonical page: https://fxmacrodata.com/japan/housing-starts/announcements/jpy_housing_starts_2026-02-27
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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Status | Released |
| Actual | 55,898 |
| Previous | 62,118 |
| Forecast | -- |
| Surprise | -- |
| Reference period | 2026-01-31 |
| Release time (local) | Planned 2026-02-27 14:00 Asia/Tokyo |
| Release time (UTC) | Planned 2026-02-27 05:00 UTC |
| Release ID | jpy_housing_starts_2026-02-27 |

Japan Housing Starts came in at 55,898 on Feb 27, 2026, compared with 62,118 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-09-30 | 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 | -- |
| 2025-10-31 | 63,570 | 60,275 | -- |

## 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_2026-01-30
- Next release: https://fxmacrodata.com/japan/housing-starts/announcements/jpy_housing_starts_2026-03-31
- Full series and chart: https://fxmacrodata.com/japan/housing-starts
- Machine-readable surfaces index: https://fxmacrodata.com/llms.txt