Xinhua Beijing Ta Kung Pao January 30 the latest series of U.S. government data showed, already in a recession in the U.S. economy remains grim.
United States Department of Commerce 29, announced that the United States in December last year, single-family new Home sales were down 14.7%, down 44.8%.To a seasonally adjusted annual rate of new home sales in December was only 331,000 units, with such data in 1963 its lowest level since.Last year, the U.S. new home sales down 37.8% compared with 2007.


12 month of the U.S. new home sales median price fell 6.0%,down to 206.5 thousand U.S. dollars was in December 2003 its lowest level since.Analysts believe that the cooling U.S. housing market will continue until at least mid-year.


same day the U.S. Commerce Department also announced that, due to economic recession in the United States and inhibiteddemands of overseas markets, the U.S. factory orders for durable goods fell 2.6% last December, for the fifth consecutive decline.Among them, civilian aircraft and parts orders fell 43.6%, motor vehicles and parts orders fell 5.2%, machinery orders fell 5.0%, computers and other electronic products orders fell 7.2%, including iron and steel, includingprimary metals orders decreased 6.9%.


last year, U.S. factory orders for durable goods fell 5.7%, since 1992's second-largest decline on record, behind 2001, a decline of 10.7%.


In addition, the U.S. Labor Department figures released on the 29th, endingJanuary 17, within the week, the United States the number of continuing claims added 159,000, to a seasonally adjusted total of 4.78 million, the highest in 1967 since the government began keeping statistics on this data a new high.


The above figures do not include the United States Congress passed last year, according to an unemploymentCompensation Scheme to receive relief to 170 million people.In other words, the United States is now the actual number of people receiving unemployment benefits is about to reach 6.5 million.The Labor Department also said that as the U.S. recession deepens, unemployment may also rise.(End)
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