27.01.2015 16:07:22

U.S. New Home Sales Rebound More Than Expected In December

(RTTNews) - After reporting an unexpected drop in sales of new single-family houses in the previous month, the Commerce Department released a report on Tuesday showing that U.S. new home sales rebounded by more than anticipated in the month of December.

The Commerce Department said new home sales jumped 11.6 percent to an annual rate of 481,000 in December from the revised November rate of 431,000.

Economists had expected new home sales to climb to a rate of 452,000 from the 438,000 originally reported for the previous month.