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10:02 AM ET 6/1/06 U.S. Q1 HOME PRICES UP 2% QUARTERLY
10:02 AM ET 6/1/06 U.S. MAY ISM EMPLOYMENT 52.9% VS 55.8% IN APRIL
10:02 AM ET 6/1/06 U.S. Q1 HOME PRICES UP 12.5% YEAR-OVER-YEAR: OFHEO

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- U.S. home prices were still rising in the first quarter, but at a slower pace. The home price index released Thursday shows home prices rose 12.5% in the past year and 2% from the fourth quarter to the first quarter, the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight said. "These data show average housing prices still growing stronger than some might have expected," said OFHEO Acting Director James Lockhart. "They do indicate, however, that price growth is moderating in some parts of the country, particularly in areas where prices have been rising the most." For the first time since 2002, two states -- Iowa and South Dakota -- showed price declines from the fourth quarter to first quarter.

10:00 AM ET 6/1/06 U.S. APRIL PVT RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION SPENDING DOWN 1.1%
10:00 AM ET 6/1/06 U.S. APRIL CONSTRUCTION OUTLAYS FALL 0.1% VS. 0.2% EXPECTED
10:00 AM ET 6/1/06 U.S. PENDING HOME SALES DOWN 11.7% YEAR-OVER-YEAR
10:00 AM ET 6/1/06 U.S. APRIL PENDING HOME SALES FALL 3.7%; NAR

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- Pending home sales fell in April for the third straight month, further evidence the housing market is cooling rapidly. The pending home sales index dropped 3.7% in April, the National Association of Realtors said Thursday. The index is down 12.8% from its peak in August and is down 11.7% from a year ago. "I see this time of adjustment as being a trough in home sales that will more or less level out toward the end of the year," said David Lereah, chief economist for the realtors. "Over time, homeownership remains the best investment a family can make." The index fell 9.8% in the West, 5.6% in the Midwest and 5.5% in the Northeast. The index rose 1.4% in the South

10:02 AM ET 6/1/06 U.S. MAY ISM PRICES 77.0% VS 71.5% IN APRIL
10:01 AM ET 6/1/06 U.S. MAY ISM NEW ORDERS 53.7% VS 57.6% IN APRIL
10:00 AM ET 6/1/06 U.S. MAY ISM MANUFACTURING INDEX BELOW 55.8% CONSENSUS
10:00 AM ET 6/1/06 U.S. MAY ISM MANUFACTURING INDEX 54.4% VS 57.3% IN APRIL

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- Factory activity in the United States decelerated in May, the Institute for Supply Management reported Thursday. The ISM index fell to 54.4% in May from 57.3% in April. The decline was slightly larger than expected. The consensus forecast of estimates collected by Marketwatch was for the index to fall to 55.8%. Readings above 50 indicate expansion. New orders fell to 53.7% in May from 57.6