Next release Monday, 30 November 2026, 00:00 New York. Every release since 29 Jan 2016: 130 on record, actual against forecast. Medium impact for the JPY. Updated within the hour of each release.
The last Japan Housing Starts YoY (Sep. 2026, released 30 Oct 2026) came in at -2.7%, below the 2.9% forecast; the previous reading was 6.1%. The next Japan Housing Starts YoY is due Monday, 30 November 2026 at 00:00 New York time (Oct. 2026).
Since 2016, Japan Housing Starts YoY has come in above forecast 53% of the time and below 46% (130 releases with a forecast); over the last 12 it beat 50%. It has now come in below forecast 2 releases in a row.
The average miss against forecast over the last 24 releases was 5.13%: higher than expected is good for the JPY.
| Released | Period | Actual | Forecast | Previous | Vs forecast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Oct 2026 01:00 | Sep. 2026 | -2.7% | 2.9% | 6.1% | below |
| 30 Sept 2026 01:00 | Aug. 2026 | 6.1% | 7% | 8.2% | below |
| 31 Aug 2026 01:00 | Jul. 2026 | 8.2% | 7.8% | 18.6% | above |
| 31 Jul 2026 01:00 | Jun. 2026 | 18.6% | 12.8% | 33.9% | above |
| 30 Jun 2026 01:00 | May. 2026 | 33.9% | 31.8% | 11.4% | above |
| 29 May 2026 01:00 | Apr. 2026 | 11.4% | 15.5% | -29.3% | below |
| 30 Apr 2026 01:00 | Mar. 2026 | -29.3% | -28.5% | -4.9% | below |
| 31 Mar 2026 01:00 | Feb. 2026 | -4.9% | -4.7% | -0.4% | below |
| 27 Feb 2026 00:00 | Jan. 2026 | -0.4% | -1.6% | -1.3% | above |
| 30 Jan 2026 00:00 | Dec. 2025 | -1.3% | -4.1% | -8.5% | above |
| 25 Dec 2025 00:00 | Nov. 2025 | -8.5% | 0.4% | 3.2% | below |
| 28 Nov 2025 00:00 | Oct. 2025 | 3.2% | -5.2% | -7.3% | above |
| 31 Oct 2025 01:00 | Sep. 2025 | -7.3% | -7.9% | -9.8% | above |
| 30 Sept 2025 01:00 | Aug. 2025 | -9.8% | -4.8% | -9.7% | below |
| 29 Aug 2025 01:00 | Jul. 2025 | -9.7% | -9.6% | -15.6% | below |
| 31 Jul 2025 01:00 | Jun. 2025 | -15.6% | -15.8% | -34.4% | above |
| 30 Jun 2025 01:00 | May. 2025 | -34.4% | -14.8% | -26.6% | below |
| 30 May 2025 01:00 | Apr. 2025 | -26.6% | -18.3% | 39.6% | below |
| 30 Apr 2025 01:00 | Mar. 2025 | 39.6% | 1% | 2.4% | above |
| 31 Mar 2025 01:00 | Feb. 2025 | 2.4% | -1.4% | -4.6% | above |
| 28 Feb 2025 00:00 | Jan. 2025 | -4.6% | -2.6% | -2.5% | below |
| 31 Jan 2025 00:00 | Dec. 2024 | -2.5% | -3.9% | -1.8% | above |
| 27 Dec 2024 00:00 | Nov. 2024 | -1.8% | -0.4% | -2.9% | below |
| 29 Nov 2024 00:00 | Oct. 2024 | -2.9% | -2% | -0.6% | below |
| 31 Oct 2024 01:00 | Sep. 2024 | -0.6% | -4.1% | -5.1% | above |
| 30 Sept 2024 01:00 | Aug. 2024 | -5.1% | -3.6% | -0.2% | below |
| 30 Aug 2024 01:00 | Jul. 2024 | -0.2% | -1% | -6.7% | above |
| 31 Jul 2024 01:00 | Jun. 2024 | -6.7% | -2% | -5.2% | below |
| 28 Jun 2024 01:00 | May. 2024 | -5.2% | -6.1% | 13.9% | above |
| 31 May 2024 01:00 | Apr. 2024 | 13.9% | -0.2% | -12.7% | above |
| 30 Apr 2024 01:00 | Mar. 2024 | -12.7% | -7.4% | -8.2% | below |
| 29 Mar 2024 01:00 | Feb. 2024 | -8.2% | -5.5% | -7.5% | below |
| 29 Feb 2024 00:00 | Jan. 2024 | -7.5% | -7.7% | -4% | above |
| 31 Jan 2024 00:00 | Dec. 2023 | -4% | -6.2% | -8.5% | above |
| 27 Dec 2023 00:00 | Nov. 2023 | -8.5% | -4.3% | -6.3% | below |
| 30 Nov 2023 00:00 | Oct. 2023 | -6.3% | -6.8% | -6.8% | above |
| 31 Oct 2023 01:00 | Sep. 2023 | -6.8% | -4.7% | -9.4% | below |
| 29 Sept 2023 01:00 | Aug. 2023 | -9.4% | -8.9% | -6.7% | below |
| 31 Aug 2023 01:00 | Jul. 2023 | -6.7% | -0.8% | -4.8% | below |
| 31 Jul 2023 01:00 | Jun. 2023 | -4.8% | -0.2% | 3.5% | below |
| 30 Jun 2023 01:00 | May. 2023 | 3.5% | -2.2% | -11.9% | above |
| 31 May 2023 01:00 | Apr. 2023 | -11.9% | -0.9% | -3.2% | below |
| 28 Apr 2023 01:00 | Mar. 2023 | -3.2% | -4.3% | -0.3% | above |
| 31 Mar 2023 01:00 | Feb. 2023 | -0.3% | -0.5% | 6.6% | above |
| 28 Feb 2023 00:00 | Jan. 2023 | 6.6% | 1% | -1.7% | above |
| 31 Jan 2023 00:00 | Dec. 2022 | -1.7% | 0.5% | -1.4% | below |
| 27 Dec 2022 00:00 | Nov. 2022 | -1.4% | 1.5% | -1.8% | below |
| 30 Nov 2022 00:00 | Oct. 2022 | -1.8% | -1.3% | 1.1% | below |
| 31 Oct 2022 01:00 | Sep. 2022 | 1.1% | 2.3% | 4.6% | below |
| 30 Sept 2022 01:00 | Aug. 2022 | 4.6% | -4.1% | -5.4% | above |
| 31 Aug 2022 01:00 | Jul. 2022 | -5.4% | -4.1% | -2.2% | below |
| 29 Jul 2022 01:00 | Jun. 2022 | -2.2% | -1.2% | -4.2% | below |
| 30 Jun 2022 01:00 | May. 2022 | -4.2% | 1.7% | 2.4% | below |
| 31 May 2022 01:00 | Apr. 2022 | 2.4% | 3% | 6% | below |
| 28 Apr 2022 01:00 | Mar. 2022 | 6% | -0.5% | 6.3% | above |
| 31 Mar 2022 01:00 | Feb. 2022 | 6.3% | 1.1% | 2.1% | above |
| 28 Feb 2022 00:00 | Jan. 2022 | 2.1% | 1.7% | 4.2% | above |
| 31 Jan 2022 00:00 | Dec. 2021 | 4.2% | 7.8% | 3.7% | below |
| 24 Dec 2021 00:00 | Nov. 2021 | 3.7% | 7.1% | 10.4% | below |
| 30 Nov 2021 00:00 | Oct. 2021 | 10.4% | 5.2% | 4.3% | above |
| 29 Oct 2021 01:00 | Sep. 2021 | 4.3% | 7.5% | 7.5% | below |
| 30 Sept 2021 01:00 | Aug. 2021 | 7.5% | 9.5% | 9.9% | below |
| 31 Aug 2021 01:00 | Jul. 2021 | 9.9% | 4.8% | 7.3% | above |
| 30 Jul 2021 01:00 | Jun. 2021 | 7.3% | 7.2% | 9.9% | above |
| 30 Jun 2021 01:00 | May. 2021 | 9.9% | 8.3% | 7.1% | above |
| 31 May 2021 01:00 | Apr. 2021 | 7.1% | 3.5% | 1.5% | above |
| 30 Apr 2021 01:00 | Mar. 2021 | 1.5% | -7.4% | -3.7% | above |
| 31 Mar 2021 01:00 | Feb. 2021 | -3.7% | -4.8% | -3.1% | above |
| 26 Feb 2021 00:00 | Jan. 2021 | -3.1% | -2.5% | -9% | below |
| 29 Jan 2021 00:00 | Dec. 2020 | -9% | -3.8% | -3.7% | below |
| 25 Dec 2020 00:00 | Nov. 2020 | -3.7% | -4.9% | -8.3% | above |
| 30 Nov 2020 00:00 | Oct. 2020 | -8.3% | -9.3% | -9.9% | above |
| 30 Oct 2020 01:00 | Sep. 2020 | -9.9% | -8.6% | -9.1% | below |
| 30 Sept 2020 01:00 | Aug. 2020 | -9.1% | -10.9% | -11.3% | above |
| 31 Aug 2020 01:00 | Jul. 2020 | -11.3% | -12.5% | -12.8% | above |
| 31 Jul 2020 01:00 | Jun. 2020 | -12.8% | -13.7% | -12% | above |
| 30 Jun 2020 01:00 | May. 2020 | -12% | -15.9% | -12.4% | above |
| 29 May 2020 01:00 | Apr. 2020 | -12.4% | -12.1% | -7.6% | below |
| 30 Apr 2020 01:00 | Mar. 2020 | -7.6% | -16% | -12.3% | above |
| 31 Mar 2020 01:00 | Feb. 2020 | -12.3% | -14.7% | -10.1% | above |
| 28 Feb 2020 00:00 | Jan. 2020 | -10.1% | -6.1% | -7.9% | below |
| 31 Jan 2020 00:00 | Dec. 2019 | -7.9% | -11.5% | -12.7% | above |
| 26 Dec 2019 00:00 | Nov. 2019 | -12.7% | -8.1% | -7.4% | below |
| 29 Nov 2019 00:00 | Oct. 2019 | -7.4% | -7.6% | -4.9% | above |
| 31 Oct 2019 01:00 | Sep. 2019 | -4.9% | -6.7% | -7.1% | above |
| 30 Sept 2019 01:00 | Aug. 2019 | -7.1% | -6.1% | -4.1% | below |
| 30 Aug 2019 01:00 | Jul. 2019 | -4.1% | -5.4% | 0.3% | above |
| 31 Jul 2019 01:00 | Jun. 2019 | 0.3% | -3.4% | -8.7% | above |
| 28 Jun 2019 01:00 | May. 2019 | -8.7% | -4.3% | -5.7% | below |
| 31 May 2019 01:00 | Apr. 2019 | -5.7% | -0.9% | 10% | below |
| 26 Apr 2019 01:00 | Mar. 2019 | 10% | 5.8% | 4.2% | above |
| 29 Mar 2019 01:00 | Feb. 2019 | 4.2% | 0.5% | 1.1% | above |
| 28 Feb 2019 00:00 | Jan. 2019 | 1.1% | 11% | 2.1% | below |
| 31 Jan 2019 00:00 | Dec. 2018 | 2.1% | 2.2% | -0.6% | below |
| 27 Dec 2018 00:00 | Nov. 2018 | -0.6% | -0.4% | 0.3% | below |
| 30 Nov 2018 00:00 | Oct. 2018 | 0.3% | 0.3% | -1.5% | in line |
| 31 Oct 2018 01:00 | Sep. 2018 | -1.5% | -0.7% | 1.6% | below |
| 28 Sept 2018 01:00 | Aug. 2018 | 1.6% | 0.1% | -0.7% | above |
| 31 Aug 2018 01:00 | Jul. 2018 | -0.7% | -3.8% | -7.1% | above |
| 31 Jul 2018 01:00 | Jun. 2018 | -7.1% | -2.4% | 1.3% | below |
| 29 Jun 2018 01:00 | May. 2018 | 1.3% | -6.1% | 0.3% | above |
| 31 May 2018 01:00 | Apr. 2018 | 0.3% | -8.9% | -8.3% | above |
| 27 Apr 2018 01:00 | Mar. 2018 | -8.3% | -5.4% | -2.6% | below |
| 30 Mar 2018 01:00 | Feb. 2018 | -2.6% | -3.9% | -13.2% | above |
| 28 Feb 2018 00:00 | Jan. 2018 | -13.2% | -5% | -2.1% | below |
| 31 Jan 2018 00:00 | Dec. 2017 | -2.1% | 1.1% | -0.4% | below |
| 27 Dec 2017 00:00 | Nov. 2017 | -0.4% | -2.5% | -4.8% | above |
| 30 Nov 2017 00:00 | Oct. 2017 | -4.8% | -3.1% | -2.9% | below |
| 31 Oct 2017 01:00 | Sep. 2017 | -2.9% | -3.6% | -2% | above |
| 29 Sept 2017 01:00 | Aug. 2017 | -2% | 0.9% | -2.3% | below |
| 31 Aug 2017 01:00 | Jul. 2017 | -2.3% | -0.3% | 1.7% | below |
| 31 Jul 2017 01:00 | Jun. 2017 | 1.7% | -0.1% | -0.3% | above |
| 30 Jun 2017 01:00 | May. 2017 | -0.3% | -1.5% | 1.9% | above |
| 31 May 2017 01:00 | Apr. 2017 | 1.9% | -1.5% | 0.2% | above |
| 28 Apr 2017 01:00 | Mar. 2017 | 0.2% | -2.4% | -2.6% | above |
| 31 Mar 2017 01:00 | Feb. 2017 | -2.6% | -1.1% | 12.8% | below |
| 28 Feb 2017 00:00 | Jan. 2017 | 12.8% | 3.2% | 3.9% | above |
| 31 Jan 2017 00:00 | Dec. 2016 | 3.9% | 8.4% | 6.7% | below |
| 27 Dec 2016 00:00 | Nov. 2016 | 6.7% | 10.2% | 13.1% | below |
| 30 Nov 2016 00:00 | Oct. 2016 | 13.1% | 11.2% | 10% | above |
The next Japan Housing Starts YoY is due Monday, 30 November 2026 at 00:00 New York time (Oct. 2026).
The last Japan Housing Starts YoY (Sep. 2026, released 30 Oct 2026) came in at -2.7%, below the 2.9% forecast; the previous reading was 6.1%.
Japan Housing Starts YoY is released monthly by Min Land. CRTLAB has 130 releases on record since 29 Jan 2016.
Since 2016, Japan Housing Starts YoY has come in above forecast 53% of the time and below 46% (130 releases with a forecast); over the last 12 it beat 50%. It has now come in below forecast 2 releases in a row.
The highest was 39.6% (Mar. 2025) and the lowest -34.4% (May. 2025). The five-year average is -1.65%.
Usually yes: a reading above forecast is the good surprise for the JPY, and the bigger the surprise the bigger the move. On this page, green marks a release that was good for the JPY against its forecast, red one that was bad.
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