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U.S. Dec. pending home sales down 4.4% year-on-year
U.S. Dec. pending home sales up 4.9%

ECONOMIC REPORT: Pending home sales jump 4.9% in December
By Rex Nutting, MarketWatch Last Update: 10:03 AM ET Feb 1, 2007

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - Seasonally adjusted pending home sales jumped 4.9% in December, the largest gain in nearly three years, the National Association of Realtors reported Thursday.
The pending home sales index was at its highest level since June and was down 4.4% compared with December 2005.
"Some of the monthly gain may be weather related, but it appears buyers are becoming more comfortable, sensing the timing is good and that their local market has bottomed out," said David Lereah, chief economist for the realtors, in a press release. "I expect modest sales gains throughout the year, with what I believe are sustainable levels of activity."
This past December was one of the warmest Decembers on record. Temperatures were particularly mild in the Midwest and Northeast. Mortgage interest rates were also favorable in December, with 30-year loans averaging 6.14%.
The pending home sales index measures signed sales contracts. A separate report on existing home sales measures sales when they close, typically a month or two after the contract is signed. Existing home sales were down 10.8% year-on-year in December.
Pending home sales increased in all four regions. Pending sales rose 8.1% in the Northeast, 5.3% in the West, 4.3% in the South and 3.2% in the Midwest. On a year-over-year basis, pending sales are down between 4% and 5% in all four regions.

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U.S. Jan. ISM manufacturing index below 52.0% consensus
U.S. Jan. ISM manufacturing index 49.3% vs 51.4% in Dec
U.S. Jan. ISM employment 49.5% vs 49.4% in Dec.
U.S. Jan. ISM production 49.6% vs 52.4% in Dec.
U.S. Jan. ISM new orders 50.3% vs 51.9% in Dec
U.S. Jan. ISM prices 53.0% vs 47.5% in Dec.

By Greg Robb Last Update: 10:06 AM ET Feb 1, 2007

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- Factory activity in the United States contracted in January, the Institute for Supply Management reported Thursday.
The ISM index fell to 49.3% in January from 51.4% in December.
The decline was unexpected. The consensus forecast of estimates collected by Marketwatch was for the index to rise to 52.0%. A reading below 50 indicates contraction.
The index had been above 50 since May 2003 but slipped below that level in two of the past three months.
New orders fell to 50.3% in January from 51.9% in December.
The employment index inched higher to 49.5% from 49.4%.
The price index rose to 53.0% from 47.5%.