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Partly reflecting strong growth in the Midwest, the National Association of Realtors released a report on Monday showing a bigger than expected increase in U.S. pending home sales in the month of February. NAR said its pending home sales index climbed 3.5 percent to 109.1 in February.

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Personal income in the U.S. increased by slightly more than expected in the month of February, according to a report released by the Commerce Department on Monday. The report said personal income rose by 0.2 percent in February after climbing by 0.5 percent in January.

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Home prices in the U.S. continue to climb at more than twice the rate of inflation, Standard & Poor's revealed in a report released on Tuesday, although the annual rate of home price growth in January missed economist estimates.

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After reporting a notable deterioration in U.S. consumer confidence in the previous month, the Conference Board released a report on Tuesday showing a rebound in confidence in the month of March. The Conference Board said its consumer confidence index climbed to 96.2 in March.

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Partly reflecting strong job growth in the trade, transportation and utilities sector, payroll processor ADP released a report on Wednesday showing slightly stronger than expected U.S. private sector job growth in the month of March.

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After reporting an unexpected contraction in Chicago-area business activity last month, MNI Indicators released a report on Thursday showing a bigger than expected rebound by its Chicago business barometer in the month of March. MNI Indicators said its Chicago business barometer jumped to 53.6 in March.

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Primarily reflecting a steep drop in spending on public construction, the Commerce Department released a report on Friday showing an unexpected decrease in total U.S. construction spending in the month of February.

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While the University of Michigan released a report on Friday showing an upward revision to its U.S. consumer sentiment index for March, the revised reading still indicated a deterioration compared to the previous month.

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Orders for U.S. manufactured goods declined in February, according to new government data released on Monday. The slide more than reversed an increase seen in the previous month. The U.S. Department of Commerce said factory orders fell 1.7 percent in February. This followed 1.2 percent rise in the previous month.

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With imports rising at a faster rate than exports, the Commerce Department released a report on Tuesday showing that the U.S. trade deficit widened more than expected in the month of February.

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