# Japan Housing Starts – Aug 27, 2026: 66,439.00

> Canonical page: https://fxmacrodata.com/japan/housing-starts/announcements/jpy_housing_starts_2026-08-27
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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Status | Released |
| Actual | 66,439.00 |
| Previous | 66,344.00 |
| Forecast | -- |
| Surprise | -- |
| Reference period | 2026-07-31 |
| Release time (local) | 2026-08-27 14:00 Asia/Tokyo |
| Release time (UTC) | 2026-08-27 05:00 UTC |
| Release ID | jpy_housing_starts_2026-08-27 |

Japan Housing Starts came in at 66,439.00 on Aug 27, 2026, compared with 66,344.00 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-08-31 | 66,344.00 | 66,439.00 | -- |
| 2026-08-27 | 66,439.00 | 66,344.00 | -- |
| 2026-07-27 | 66,344.00 | 57,877.00 | -- |
| 2026-06-27 | 57,877.00 | 62,569.00 | -- |
| 2026-05-27 | 62,569.00 | 63,495.00 | -- |
| 2026-04-27 | 63,495.00 | 57,630.00 | -- |
| 2026-03-27 | 57,630.00 | 55,898.00 | -- |
| 2026-02-27 | 55,898.00 | 62,118.00 | -- |
| 2026-01-27 | 62,118.00 | 59,524.00 | -- |
| 2025-12-27 | 59,524.00 | 71,871.00 | -- |
| 2025-11-27 | 71,871.00 | 63,570.00 | -- |
| 2025-10-27 | 63,570.00 | 60,275.00 | -- |

## API access

```
GET https://fxmacrodata.com/api/v1/announcements/jpy/housing_starts?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_2026-07-27
- Next release: https://fxmacrodata.com/japan/housing-starts/announcements/jpy_housing_starts_2026-08-31
- Full series and chart: https://fxmacrodata.com/japan/housing-starts
- Machine-readable surfaces index: https://fxmacrodata.com/llms.txt