Economic Calendar
Housing Starts (YoY)
The Housing Starts released by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport captures how many new single-family homes or buildings were constructed. It shows the strength of the Japanese housing market, which can be considered as the economy as a whole due to Housing Starts'' sensitivity to changes in the business cycle. Generally speaking, a high reading is seen as positive, or bullish for the JPY, while a low reading is seen as negative, or bearish.
Country:Japan
Currency:JPY
Frequency:Month
Next Event -
Previous
3.2%
Consensus
0.4%
Actual
-8.5%
The typical/expected impact on JPY pairs is Low.
Lower numbers than forecast tend to be bullish for xxx/JPY pairs and bearish for JPY/xxx pairs.
Most Recent -
Consensus
0.4%
Actual
-8.5%
Higher numbers than forecast tend to be bullish for JPY/xxx pairs and bearish for xxx/JPY pairs.
Past Events
| Date | Time | Actual | Consensus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 December 2025 | 05:00 | -8.5% | 0.4% |
| 28 November 2025 | 05:00 | 3.2% | -5.2% |
| 31 October 2025 | 05:00 | -7.3% | -7.9% |
| 30 September 2025 | 05:00 | -9.8% | -4.8% |
| 29 August 2025 | 05:00 | -9.7% | -9.6% |
| 31 July 2025 | 05:00 | -15.6% | -15.8% |
| 30 June 2025 | 05:00 | -34.4% | -14.8% |
| 30 May 2025 | 05:00 | -26.6% | -18.3% |
| 30 April 2025 | 05:00 | 39.1% | 1% |
| 31 March 2025 | 05:00 | 2.4% | -1.4% |
| 28 February 2025 | 05:00 | -4.6% | -2.6% |
| 31 January 2025 | 05:00 | -2.5% | -3.9% |
| 26 December 2024 | 05:00 | -1.8% | -0.4% |
| 29 November 2024 | 05:00 | -2.9% | -2% |
| 31 October 2024 | 05:00 | -0.6% | -4.1% |
| 30 September 2024 | 05:00 | -5.1% | - |
| 30 August 2024 | 05:00 | -0.2% | -1% |
| 31 July 2024 | 05:00 | -6.7% | -2% |
| 28 June 2024 | 05:00 | -5.3% | - |
| 31 May 2024 | 05:00 | 13.9% | -0.2% |