Economic Update

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Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Federal Reserve (FRED/ALFRED), Energy Information Administration, Census Bureau, and the University of Michigan. Proprietary series (ADP, University of Michigan, National Association of Realtors) are shown as headline figures only.

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New home sales

Newly built single-family homes sold (contracts signed), at an annual rate. Based on a survey with wide margins of error, so single months are noisy.

684K

Aug 2026 · annual rate · released Sep 24, 2026

+6.4%vs Jul−2.0%vs a year agoNo new data since last update

Source: U.S. Census Bureau via FRED