WASHINGTON, June 25 (UPI) -- Sales of new single-family homes rose 7.6 percent in April to May, the U.S. Commerce Department said Monday.
Sales climbed to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 369,000, which topped the revised April rate of 343,000 and came in 19.8 percent higher than 12 months prior when an estimated 308,000 new single-family homes were sold.
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