U.S. new home sales jump, median price 殺到するs to 記録，記録的な／記録する high
By Lindsay Dunsmuir
WASHINGTON, June 23 (Reuters) - New U.S. 選び出す／独身-family home sales rose in May and the median sales price 殺到するd to an 史上最高, 示唆するing the 住宅 market had 回復するd 勢い.
The 商務省 said on Friday new home sales 増加するd 2.9 パーセント to a 季節的に adjusted 率 of 610,000 部隊s last month. April's sales pace was also 改訂するd はっきりと higher to 593,000 部隊s from 569,000 部隊s.
経済学者s 投票d by Reuters had 予測（する） new home sales, which （不足などを）補う about 10 パーセント of all home sales, rising 5.4 パーセント to a pace of 597,000 部隊s last month. Sales were up 8.9 パーセント on a year-on-year basis in May.
"While the data 質 of the new home sales 報告（する）／憶測 is 悪名高くも poor, the general picture from this 報告（する）／憶測 and the 存在するing home sales 報告（する）／憶測 is one of solid 住宅 需要・要求する in the important spring selling season," said Michael Feroli, an 経済学者 with J.P. Morgan.
The 住宅 market has been 支えるd by continued strong 職業 growth. The 失業率 fell to a 16-year low of 4.3 パーセント in May and mortgage 率s are still 都合のよい by historical 基準s.
However, an 増加する in the cost of building 構成要素s and 不足s of lots and labor have crimped homebuilding. With 需要・要求する outstripping 供給（する）, house prices remain elevated.
The median house price rose to a 記録，記録的な／記録する high of $345,800 in May, from $310,200 in the 事前の month. The 普通の／平均（する） sales price last month was $406,400, also a 記録，記録的な／記録する high.
The U.S. dollar pared losses against the yen after the data. U.S. 在庫／株s were 貿易（する）ing modestly higher while prices of U.S. 財務省s 辛勝する／優位d up.
Across the nation's four 地域s, new home sales were mixed. They fell 25.7 パーセント in the Midwest and 10.8 パーセント in the Northeast, but rose 13.3 パーセント in the West and 6.2 パーセント in the South, which accounts for a large 株 of the 住宅 market.
The 在庫 of new homes on the market 増加するd 1.5 pe rcent to 268,000 部隊s last month.
At May's sales 率, it would take 5.3 months to （疑いを）晴らす 在庫, 不変の from April. A six-month 供給（する） is seen as a healthy balance between 供給（する） and 需要・要求する. (報告（する）／憶測ing by Lindsay Dunsmuir; Editing by Paul Simao)
