Sales of new single‐family houses rose by 1.1% in February to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 640,000, the data published jointly by the US Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development showed on Thursday.
This reading followed January's growth of 1.8% came in weaker than the market expectation for an increase of 1.6%.
This data failed to trigger a noticeable market reaction and the US Dollar Index was last seen losing 0.3% on the day at 102.22.