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Economy in Brief
Canadian Retail Sales Weaken As Inflation Slows
Canada's retail sales show relatively widespread deceleration...
U.S. Leading Economic Indicators Strengthen
The Conference Board's Composite Index of Leading Economic Indicators increased 0.5% (7.0% y/y) during September...
Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Growth Continues; Pricing Pressure Eases
The Philadelphia Federal Reserve reported that its General Factory Sector Business Conditions Index dipped to 22.2 during October...
U.S. Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance Ease
Initial claims for unemployment insurance fell to 210,000 (-8.7% y/y) during the week ended October 13...
U.K. Retail Sales: Doing Well-As-Can-Be-Expected Despite September Drop
U.K. retail sales and growth have all held up remarkably well- so far...
by Tom Moeller July 27, 2005
New single-family home sales jumped 4.0% in June to 1.374M on top of the upwardly revised 3.0% gain in May. The figure set a new record and sales during the last six months averaged 1.288M, up 7.7% from last year's first six months. Consensus estimates had been for sales in June of 1.30M.
Sales rose across the country but the notable 7.2% rise in the Northeast lifted sales 14.1% versus last year.
The median price of a new single family home slipped for the second consecutive month. The 5.5% decline to $214,800 (-0.4% y/y) followed upward revisions to prior months' figures.
The figures from the Census Department reflect homes sold.
| Homes Sales (000s, AR) | June | May | Y/Y | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Single-Family | 1,298 | 1,271 | 4.4% | 1,200 | 1,091 | 976 |
