United States Pending Home Sales m/m

Country: United States, USD
Importance:
Medium
Sector: Housing
Last release
Actual
3.8%
Forecast
-1.0%
Previous
0.3%
Next release
Actual
Coming in 27 days
Forecast
2.6%
Previous
3.8%
Date (GMT)
Reference
Actual
Forecast
Aug 2009
6.4%
Jul 2009
3.2%
Jun 2009
3.6%
May 2009
0.1%
Apr 2009
7.1%
Mar 2009
3.2%
Feb 2009
2.1%
Jan 2009
-7.7%
Dec 2008
4.8%
Nov 2008
-4.0%
Oct 2008
-0.7%
Sep 2008
-4.3%
Aug 2008
7.5%
Jul 2008
-3.2%
Jun 2008
5.8%
May 2008
-4.7%
Apr 2008
6.3%
Mar 2008
-1.0%
Feb 2008
-1.9%
Jan 2008
0.0%

Pending Home Sales m/m reflect the number of home sales contracts signed in the given month as compared to the previous one.

Since a contract completion takes an average of 6-8 weeks, Pending Home Sales is a leading indicator of the US housing market forecasting final sales for two months in advance.

The indicator growth can have a positive effect on dollar quotes.

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