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Economy in Brief
UK Consumer Sentiment Hits Lowest Reading since 1996
(when the GFK survey began; also lowest reading 'ever')
Of these 13 readings eight of them declined on the month in May three of them improved and two of them were unchanged...
U.S. Existing Home Sales Continue to Fall in April as Houses Become Less Affordable
The combination of soaring home prices across the nation and rising interest rates is making homes less affordable...
U.S. Index of Leading Indicators Fell in April
Five of the index's components fell in April, one was unchanged and four increased...
U.S. Unemployment Claims Rose in the Latest Week
The state insured rates of unemployment in regular programs vary widely...
CBI Gauge in the UK Continues to Be Upbeat
The global economy has a lot of challenges...
Viewpoints
Commentaries are the opinions of the author and do not reflect the views of Haver Analytics.
Profits and Margins Plunge In Q1: Expect More Margin Contraction As Fed Squeezes Inflation
The Many Links of Inflation Cycle: Hard Landing Is Needed to Crack Them
Peak Inflation and Fed Policy: A Relationship which Should Worry the Fed and Scare Investors
Why Have the Yields on TIPS Been Negative in the Past Two Years?
by Tom Moeller December 29, 2004
Sales of existing single family homes rose 2.7% in November to 6.94M, the highest level on record. Consensus expectations had been for sales of 6.75M.
The figures reflect closings of home sales in earlier months.
The rise was driven by a 6.5% (16.6% y/y) jump in sales in the West to a new record for the region. Sales in the South rose for the second month, also to a record high (+15.5% y/y). In the Midwest sales rose just slightly m/m (+9.4% y/y)) but in the Northeast sales fell moderately for the second month (+4.2% y/y).
The median price of an existing home single family home rose 1.5% to $188,200 (+10.4% y/y).
| Existing Home Sales (000, AR) | Nov | Oct | Y/Y | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Existing Single-Family | 6,940 | 6,760 | 13.2% | 6,098 | 5,593 | 5,290 |
