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After reporting a steep drop in U.S. new home sales in the previous month, the Commerce Department released a report on Friday showing that new home sales rebounded strongly in the month of April and came in above economist estimates. The Commerce Department said new home sales jumped 6.4 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 433,000 in April from the revised March rate of 407,000.

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Consumer confidence in the U.S. improved in line with economist estimates in the month of May, the Conference Board revealed in a report on Tuesday. The Conference Board said its consumer confidence index climbed to 83.0 in May from a downwardly revised 81.7 in April. Economists had been expecting the index to edge up to 83.0 from the 82.3 originally reported for the previous month.

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Pending home sales in the U.S. increased for the second consecutive month in April, according to a report released by the National Association of Realtors on Thursday, although pending sales rose by much less than economists had anticipated. NAR said its pending home sales index rose 0.4 percent to 97.8 in April after jumping 3.4 percent to 97.4 in March.

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While the Commerce Department released a report on Monday showing that U.S. construction spending rose by much less than expected in the month of April, the report also showed notable upward revisions to the spending seen in the two previous months.

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New orders for U.S. manufactured goods rose by more than expected in the month of April, according to a report released by the Commerce Department on Tuesday.

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After reporting a strong post-winter rebound in U.S. private sector employment in April, payroll processor ADP released a report on Wednesday showing that the pace of job growth slowed by more than expected in May. ADP said private sector employment rose by 179,000 jobs in May following a downwardly revised increase of 215,000 jobs in April.

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With most respondents indicating that there is steady incremental growth, the results of the Institute for Supply Management's service sector survey released on Wednesday showed that its index of activity in the sector rose by more than economists had anticipated in the month of May.

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While the U.S. Labor Department released a report on Thursday showing a modest rebound in initial jobless claims in the week ended May 31st, the four-week moving average still fell to its lowest level in about seven years. The report said initial jobless claims rose to 312,000, an increase of 8,000 from the previous week's revised level of 304,000.

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With revolving and non-revolving credit both showing notable increases, the Federal Reserve released a report on Friday showing that U.S. consumer credit rose by much more than expected in the month of April.

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Wholesale inventories in the U.S. increased by much more than expected in the month of April, according to a report released by the Commerce Department on Tuesday.

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