New residential construction in the U.S. showed a notable rebound in the month of May, according to a report released by the Commerce Department on Wednesday, although housing starts still came in well below economist estimates.
The report said housing starts jumped by 4.3 percent to an annual rate of 974,000 in May after plummeting by 26.4 percent to a revised rate of 934,000 in April.
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