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New Home Sales Disappoint As May Surge Revised Lower

US DATA
  • New home sales were lower than expected at 697k in June (cons 725k) after a downward revised 715k (initially 763k).
  • The -2.5% M/M drop in June fared better than the -5% forecast, but the disappointment came as May’s initial +12.2% jump was cut to +6.6%.
  • Whilst the report takes the gloss off the latest surge in new home sales, they continue to show a far stronger rebound than that seen in existing home sales, with new home sales back at pre-pandemic levels vs existing sales some 20% below – see the indexed chart below.
  • There was no clear trend within the regional breakdown, with a range of +20.6% to -28.4% for the small Northeast and Midwest regions, whilst the by far largest South region saw sales increase 4.3%.

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