Home Improvement Spending Rises -- Study
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Rising homeownership and higher-income  households have helped U.S. remodeling spending reach new  highs, a study by Harvard University found.
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Industrial production and new home construction rose sharply last month, suggesting that the economy is overcoming high energy prices and rebounding from the summer slump.
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The U.S. economy grew at a stronger-than-expected pace in the final quarter of last year, boosted by robust spending and slowing inflation that more than offset the biggest decline in housing activity in 15 years, a government report on Wednesday showed.
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Increased spending by consumers and business helps US economic growth rise at a higher-than-predicted rate in the July to September period.
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Is now a good time to invest in the home improvement retailer?
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U.S. consumers will curb spending this year after being hit by continued troubles in the housing sector, but business investment is set to pick up, adding to economic growth later this year, according to a survey of economists released on Sunday.
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Housing construction in August jumped to its highest level in five months, a dose of encouraging news for the economy's expansion.
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The pace of U.S. housing  construction rose more than expected in May after three months  of declines as groundbreaking on both single-family and  multifamily units jumped but permits for future projects fell,  a government report showed on Tuesday.
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WASHINGTON : Home building in the United States soared by an unexpectedly steep 8.3 percent in July, recovering from a slump the previous month as weather improved, a government report showed.
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The pace of U.S. home building rose  in November as new home starts climbed 6.7 percent, rebounding  from a sharp decline in October while building permits fell 3  percent, a government report showed on Tuesday.
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Shares of Home Depot Inc. , the largest U.S. home improvement retailer, may extend gains amid solid expected growth in sales of homes and home improvement products, according to the latest edition of Barron's, the weekly financial newspaper.
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By George Chamberlin , Daily Transcript Financial Correspondent. Rising residential real estate values have been a blessing for many households.
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U.S. producer prices recorded their largest gain in more than three decades in November, while the nation's pace of home building also rose for the month in a sign of health for the housing sector.
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Many homeowners who raise money against the value of their house spend it on home improvements, a survey says.
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In another indication of increasing consumer debt, a new federal report has found that the percentage of borrowers who turned to high-cost loans to buy or refinance their houses rose last year.
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U.S. consumers will curb spending  this year after being hit by continued troubles in the housing  sector, but business investment is set to pick up, adding to  economic growth later this year, according to a survey of  economists released on Sunday.
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The number of home owners is rising faster in Scotland than anywhere else in the UK, a study finds.