United States Pending Home Sales m/m

Country: United States, USD
Importance:
Medium
Sector: Housing
Last release
Actual
-5.4%
Forecast
2.6%
Previous
3.5%
Next release
Actual
Coming in 15 days
Forecast
-1.1%
Previous
-5.4%
Date (GMT)
Reference
Actual
Forecast
Jan 2008
0.0%
Dec 2007
-1.5%
Nov 2007
-2.6%
Oct 2007
3.7%
Sep 2007
0.2%
Aug 2007
-6.5%
Jul 2007
-12.2%
Jun 2007
5.0%
May 2007
-3.5%
Apr 2007
-3.2%

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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