Investing.com - Canadian new house prices rose less-than-expected in June, official data showed on Thursday.
In a report, Statistics Canada said its new housing price index rose by 0.2% in June, below expectations for a 0.3% increase and following a 0.1% gain in May.
This continued a series of similar gains over the past 15 months.
Following the release of the data, the Canadian dollar was higher against its U.S. counterpart, with USD/CAD shedding 0.17% to hit 1.0406.
In a report, Statistics Canada said its new housing price index rose by 0.2% in June, below expectations for a 0.3% increase and following a 0.1% gain in May.
This continued a series of similar gains over the past 15 months.
Following the release of the data, the Canadian dollar was higher against its U.S. counterpart, with USD/CAD shedding 0.17% to hit 1.0406.