Housing Starts (seasonally adjusted annual rate) — Total
Latest value
753,108 dwellings (seasonally adjusted annual rate) as of 2026-08
+5.32%YoY
Housing Starts (seasonally adjusted annual rate) — Total: history
Unit: dwellings (seasonally adjusted annual rate)
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About Housing Starts (seasonally adjusted annual rate) — Total
Housing starts, seasonally adjusted and expressed at an annual rate (the monthly figure times 12). This is the figure quoted in press releases as "an annual rate of X", and it smooths the month-to-month swings so you can read the level.
Recent values
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2026-08 | 753,108 dwellings (seasonally adjusted annual rate) |
| 2026-07 | 773,916 dwellings (seasonally adjusted annual rate) |
| 2026-06 | 786,432 dwellings (seasonally adjusted annual rate) |
| 2026-05 | 756,720 dwellings (seasonally adjusted annual rate) |
| 2026-04 | 723,624 dwellings (seasonally adjusted annual rate) |
| 2026-03 | 736,476 dwellings (seasonally adjusted annual rate) |
| 2026-02 | 750,564 dwellings (seasonally adjusted annual rate) |
| 2026-01 | 755,148 dwellings (seasonally adjusted annual rate) |
| 2025-12 | 756,036 dwellings (seasonally adjusted annual rate) |
| 2025-11 | 722,004 dwellings (seasonally adjusted annual rate) |
| 2025-10 | 788,676 dwellings (seasonally adjusted annual rate) |
| 2025-09 | 729,492 dwellings (seasonally adjusted annual rate) |
Source and data handling
- Source
- MLIT
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Unit
- dwellings (seasonally adjusted annual rate)
- Last ingested
- 2026-10-05
Created by editing the Building Starts (Housing Starts) (Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, https://www.e-stat.go.jp/en/stat-search/files?toukei=00600120) and the Travel Agency Handling Amounts (Japan Tourism Agency, https://www.mlit.go.jp/kankocho/tokei_hakusyo/ryokogyotoriatsukaigaku.html).