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Japan Housing Starts 2026-07-27 14:00 Asia/Tokyo: data, chart, and analysis

The 2026-06-30 Housing Starts release printed 66,344.00. The previous reading was 57,877.00, while the forecast field is --. Traders usually read this release against the recent trend, the Bank of Japan policy bias, and the surprise versus consensus.

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Actual
66,344.00
Previous
57,877.00
Forecast
--
Public release ID
jpy_housing_starts_2026-07-27

Japan Housing Starts release chart

Market context, recent readings, and scenario notes for this announcement.

Japan Housing Starts chart through 2026-06-30
JPY Housing Starts readings through 2026-06-30. Latest: 66,344.00.

Housing Starts release read

The 2026-06-30 Housing Starts release printed 66,344.00. The previous reading was 57,877.00, while the forecast field is --. Traders usually read this release against the recent trend, the Bank of Japan policy bias, and the surprise versus consensus.

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_2026-07-27
API announcement ID jpy_housing_starts_2026-06-30
Release time
2026-07-27 05:00 UTC
Reference period date 2026-06-30
Actual value 66,344.00
Previous value 57,877.00
Forecast --
Surprise --
Announcement timestamp 1785128400

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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2026-06-27 14:00 Asia/Tokyo · 57,877.00

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Raw announcement payload

Field names are preserved for traceability and downstream testing.

{
  "announcement_datetime": 1785128400,
  "announcement_datetime_local": "2026-07-27T14:00:00+09:00",
  "announcement_id": "jpy_housing_starts_2026-06-30",
  "change_from_previous": 8467.0,
  "date": "2026-06-30",
  "observation_id": "jpy_housing_starts_canonical_level_sa_standard_period_2026-06-30",
  "pct_change_from_previous": 14.63,
  "pct_change_mom": 14.63,
  "pct_change_yoy": 18.56,
  "previous_announcement_datetime": 1782536400,
  "previous_date": "2026-05-31",
  "previous_value": 57877.0,
  "revisions": [
    {
      "epoch": 1785128400,
      "val": 66344.0
    }
  ],
  "source": "National Statistics Office",
  "source_url": "https://www.stat.go.jp/english/",
  "source_url_scope": "series",
  "val": 66344.0
}