Ekonomické zprávy
18.01.2022

U.S. homebuilder confidence unexpectedly drops in January

The National Association of Homebuilders (NAHB) announced on Tuesday its housing market index (HMI) fell to 83 in January 2022 from 84 in December 2021. This marked the first monthly decline in the homebuilder confidence in four months.

Economists had expected the HMI to remain at 84.

A reading over 50 indicates more builders view conditions as good than poor.

Two of three HMI components demonstrated declines in early January. The component measuring traffic of prospective buyers decreased and the gauge charting sales expectations in the next six months both dropped 2 points to 69 and 83 respectively. Meanwhile, the indicator measuring current sales conditions remained unchanged at 90. 

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