US July new home sales fell 2.9 pct

August 26, 2003

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US July new home sales fell 2.9 pct
Tuesday August 26, 10:01 am ET

   WASHINGTON, Aug 26 (Reuters) - U.S. Commerce Department
Reported sales of new single-family homes, seasonally adjusted,
with percent changes from prior month (numbers in 1,000s).
.             Pct   Jul    Jun  (Prev)  May   (Prev) Jul'02
Total Units  -2.9 1,165  1,200  1,160 1,108    1,108   961
 By Region:   Pct   Jul    Jun  (Prev) May    (Prev)
  Northeast -20.8    61     77   86    65       65
  Midwest    17.3   230    196  190    166     173
  South       1.1   572    566  537    545     532
  West      -16.3   302    361  347    332     338
Total July sales of new single-family homes rose 21.2 percent
from July 2002.
In 1,000s:        Jul   Jun  (Prev)   May    (Prev)
  Actual Units Sold  100   107   104     103     103
 Sales Prices:                      
  Mean             256.0   236.3  243.5   242.6  245.8
  Median           191.5   184.7  187.0   194.9  197.6
Note-Actual number of new single-family units sold is not
seasonally adjusted.
Monthly percent changes of total sales, seasonally adjusted,
from prior months as follows:
.                Jun (Prev)   May (Prev)   Apr  (Prev)
Total Units      8.3  4.7    10.4  10.9   -0.4  -0.9
Number of Months:       Jul    Jun (Prev)  May   (Prev)
 Supply of Homes        3.5    3.5  3.6    3.8    3.7
1,000 units:            Jul    Jun (Prev)  May   (Prev)
 End-Month Inventory    338    340  345    342    341
 FORECAST:
 Reuters survey of economists forecast:
 U.S. July new home sales annual rate of 1.150 million units

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Full Commerce Dept report (.pdf) is at NEW RESIDENTIAL SALES IN JULY 2003

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Fyi...

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Well, I botched the link.

Admin Mod if you would be so kind?

The link is http://biz.yahoo.com/rf/030826/table_us_july_new_home_sales_fell_2_9_pct_1.html

The source is Biz.Yahoo/Reuters

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