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Americans increased their spending in April at retail businesses, buying more cars and clothes after cutting purchases sharply in March. The rebound suggests consumers may help boost growth again in the April-June quarter.
Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes dipped in March as the supply remained tight, but the sales pace remained ahead of last year's.
A survey shows U.S. manufacturing activity expanded more slowly in March than February, held back by weaker growth in production and new orders. But factories hired at the fastest pace in nine months, an encouraging sign ahead of Friday's report on March employment.
U.S. builders started more houses and apartments in February and received building permits for future construction at the fastest pace in 4½ years. The increases point to a housing recovery that is gaining strength.
Fewer Americans sought unemployment benefits last week, indicating companies continue to hire at a modest but steady pace.
The number of Americans seeking unemployment aid fell last week to the lowest level in five years, evidence that employers are cutting fewer jobs and may step up hiring.
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The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits edged up slightly last week but remained at a level consistent with modest gains in hiring.
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits edged up slightly last week but remained at a level consistent with modest gains in hiring.
Americans boosted their spending at retail businesses in July by the largest amount in five months, a surge that could help lift the economy out from its slump.
Americans barely increased their spending at retail businesses in April and May, constrained by weak job creation and paltry wage increases.
Americans bought more previously owned homes in April, a hopeful sign that the weak housing market gradually is improving.
The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment benefits was unchanged last week, suggesting modest but steady gains in the job market.
The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment aid fell to a four-year low last week, bolstering the view that the job market is strengthening.
The U.S. economy grew more slowly over the summer than the government had earlier estimated because businesses cut back more sharply on restocking of shelves.
"This is a good start to the second quarter," said Jennifer Lee, senior economist at BMO Capital Markets.
"A disappointing result for U.S. existing-home sales, but with inventories still very tight, the outlook remains favorable," Jennifer Lee, an economist at BMO Capital Markets, said in a note to clients.
