美国新房销售量5月份同比增长2.1％

　　WASHINGTON, June 25 (Xinhua) -- The sales volume of new single-family houses in the United States rose in May to the highest level in about five years, evidence of the recovering property market, the U.S. Commerce Department reported Tuesday.

　　Sales of new single-family houses in May increased to a seasonally¹ adjusted annual rate of 476,000 units, up 2.1 percent from April and up 29 percent from a year earlier.

　　Meanwhile, the median sales price of new houses sold in May edged down to 263,900 U.S. dollars from 272,600 dollars in April.

　　The seasonally adjusted estimate of new houses for sale at the end of May was 161,000 units, which represented a supply of 4.1 months at the current sales rate.

　　Economists² held that new home sales, though accounting³ for a relatively⁴ small share in the housing market, still have an outsized impact on job creation and economic growth.

1 seasonally   

参考例句：

• The price of vegetables fluctuates seasonally. 蔬菜的价格随季节变动。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• They moved seasonally among various vegetation types to feed on plants that were flourishing. 它们还随着季节的变化而在各种类型植物之间迁移，以便吃那些茂盛的植物。 来自辞典例句

2 economists   

n.经济学家，经济专家( economist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The sudden rise in share prices has confounded economists. 股价的突然上涨使经济学家大惑不解。
• Foreign bankers and economists cautiously welcomed the minister's initiative. 外国银行家和经济学家对部长的倡议反应谨慎。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 accounting   

n.会计，会计学，借贷对照表

参考例句：

• A job fell vacant in the accounting department.财会部出现了一个空缺。
• There's an accounting error in this entry.这笔账目里有差错。

4 relatively   

adv.比较...地，相对地

参考例句：

• The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia.兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。
• The operation was relatively painless.手术相对来说不痛。