U.S. Housing Starts Dropped in July
Housing starts fell sharply below expectations in July as home-builder sentiment remained muted.
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Housing starts fell sharply below expectations in July as home-builder sentiment remained muted.
Housing starts across Canada came in at a seasonally adjusted annualized rate of 229,074 units, a 4.9% decline from the month before and below expectations of about 250,000 residential housing projects.
The NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index inched up to 35 in August from 34 in July as concerns about high mortgage rates, rising construction costs and the economy persisted.
Consumers’ economic mood is weaker this month versus July, according to preliminary results from the University of Michigan’s monthly survey.
Retailers’ sales fell by 0.6% last month to $763.6 billion, versus the 0.2% growth recorded in June.
Retail sales in the eurozone fell in June and was the second decline in the four full months since the start of the war against Iran.
The University of Michigan’s consumer sentiment index rose to 55.2 from 49.5 in June as gasoline prices cooled.
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