A robust recovery in the US housing sector is propping up the economy as starts on new homes surged by 12.1 per cent in December.
It is the latest in a stream of better than expected economic data that suggest a bottoming out in the battered housing market has turned into a powerful rebound.
A healthier housing industry should boost construction, create jobs, support consumption and provide one of the most fundamental boosts to US economic prospects since the end of the recession in 2009.
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