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Japan Housing Starts Planned 2026-07-31 14:00 Asia/Tokyo: data, chart, and analysis

Japan Housing Starts came in at 66,344 on Jul 31, 2026, compared with 57,877 previously. See the full release history, chart, Bank of Japan context, and API access for this series.

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Actual
66,344
Previous
57,877
Forecast
--
Reference period
2026-06-30

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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.

Housing Starts release read

Japan Housing Starts came in at 66,344 on Jul 31, 2026, compared with 57,877 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_2026-07-31
API announcement ID jpy_housing_starts_2026-06-30
Release time
Planned 2026-07-31 05:00 UTC
Reference period date 2026-06-30
Actual value 66,344
Previous value 57,877
Forecast --
Surprise --
Announcement timestamp 1785474000

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.

More Japan Housing Starts releases

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Newer release

Planned 2026-08-31 14:00 Asia/Tokyo · 66,439

Older release

Planned 2026-06-30 14:00 Asia/Tokyo · 57,877

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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 66,344 Units in June 2026. The previous reading was 57,877 Units.

When was this Japan Housing Starts release published?

The official schedule lists Jul 31, 2026 at 14:00 Asia/Tokyo. The actual publication time is unavailable.

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": 1785474000,
  "announcement_id": "jpy_housing_starts_2026-06-30",
  "announcement_source_url": "https://www.mlit.go.jp/statistics/details/t-other-2_tk_000214.html",
  "capture_time_basis": "backfill_fetch_completed",
  "date": "2026-06-30",
  "observed_at_ns": 1791242441337192600,
  "official_planned_release_datetime": 1785474000,
  "previous_value": 57877.0,
  "publication_time_basis": "official_schedule",
  "publication_time_precision": "minute",
  "publication_time_status": "unverified",
  "revisions": [
    {
      "epoch": 1785128400,
      "val": 66344.0
    },
    {
      "capture_time_basis": "backfill_fetch_completed",
      "epoch": 1785128400,
      "is_first_release": false,
      "observed_at_ns": 1791242441337192600,
      "publication_time_precision": "unknown",
      "publication_time_status": "unverified",
      "val": 66344.0,
      "vintage_status": "captured_snapshot"
    }
  ],
  "val": 66344.0,
  "vintage_status": "captured_snapshot"
}