# Japan Housing Starts

> Canonical page: https://fxmacrodata.com/japan/housing-starts
> Publisher: FXMacroData (https://fxmacrodata.com) — official-source macroeconomic data
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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest value | 63,974 |
| Latest release date | 2026-09-30 |
| Previous value | 66,439 |
| Change | -2,465 |

## Next release

The next Japan Housing Starts release is scheduled for Oct 30, 2026. This page updates with the official value the moment the announcement is published.

Japan Housing Starts printed 63,974 Units in August 2026, a change of -2,465 from 66,439 Units. The value sits below the previous reading, so the important market question is whether it confirms the prevailing trend or forces a reassessment of JPY macro pricing.

## Recent release history

| Release date | Actual | Previous | Forecast | Detail page |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-09-30 | 63,974 | 66,439 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/japan/housing-starts/announcements/jpy_housing_starts_2026-09-30 |
| 2026-08-31 | 66,439 | 66,344 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/japan/housing-starts/announcements/jpy_housing_starts_2026-08-31 |
| 2026-07-31 | 66,344 | 57,877 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/japan/housing-starts/announcements/jpy_housing_starts_2026-07-31 |
| 2026-06-30 | 57,877 | 62,569 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/japan/housing-starts/announcements/jpy_housing_starts_2026-06-30 |
| 2026-05-29 | 62,569 | 63,495 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/japan/housing-starts/announcements/jpy_housing_starts_2026-05-29 |
| 2026-04-30 | 63,495 | 57,630 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/japan/housing-starts/announcements/jpy_housing_starts_2026-04-30 |
| 2026-03-31 | 57,630 | 55,898 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/japan/housing-starts/announcements/jpy_housing_starts_2026-03-31 |
| 2026-02-27 | 55,898 | 62,118 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/japan/housing-starts/announcements/jpy_housing_starts_2026-02-27 |
| 2026-01-30 | 62,118 | 59,524 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/japan/housing-starts/announcements/jpy_housing_starts_2026-01-30 |
| 2025-12-25 | 59,524 | 71,871 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/japan/housing-starts/announcements/jpy_housing_starts_2025-12-25 |
| 2025-11-28 | 71,871 | 63,570 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/japan/housing-starts/announcements/jpy_housing_starts_2025-11-28 |
| 2025-10-31 | 63,570 | 60,275 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/japan/housing-starts/announcements/jpy_housing_starts_2025-10-31 |

## API access

```
GET https://api.fxmacrodata.com/v1/announcements/jpy/housing_starts
X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY
```

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