Home sales put US recovery in doubt
Home sales put US recovery in doubt
- 2001
- Financial Times 25 May 2001, 9(1) .
Figures from the US on home sales and jobless data renew doubts about the US economy and its ability to recover quickly from a slump. Sales of new homes plunged 9.5% in April, the fastest fall for four years, and weekly demand for jobless benefits rose to a six year high. More information on New Homes Sales is available at http://wwwcensus.gov/const/www/newressalesindex.html.
US ECONOMY
HOUSING MARKET
COMMERCE DEPARTMENT
UNEMPLOYMENT
UNITED STATES
Figures from the US on home sales and jobless data renew doubts about the US economy and its ability to recover quickly from a slump. Sales of new homes plunged 9.5% in April, the fastest fall for four years, and weekly demand for jobless benefits rose to a six year high. More information on New Homes Sales is available at http://wwwcensus.gov/const/www/newressalesindex.html.
US ECONOMY
HOUSING MARKET
COMMERCE DEPARTMENT
UNEMPLOYMENT
UNITED STATES