營建業方面，1月測驗點再度轉為下滑，主要來自於營造業與不動產 業看壞當月景氣表現，前者係因廠辦興建動作減緩，相對影響機電整合 工程業、房屋建築工程業的表現，後者則是整體經營環境仍由空方壓制 ，使得1月房市交易量出現明顯萎縮。根據本院調查結果，經過模型試算 後，1月製造業與服務業營業氣候測驗點呈現上揚態勢，營建業測驗點則 再度轉為下滑。

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• The typical U.S. home value fell slightly from December to January (-0.1%). U.S. home values are still 6.2% higher than a year ago.
• Home values were lower than last January in seven major markets, with San Francisco experiencing the biggest drop (-4.9%).
• Newly pending listings were similar to 2020 levels, or down 20% year-over-year–a much smaller drop than the annual drops of more than 30% in each of the previous 3 months.
• Median time on market, 31 days, was slower than the last two years but faster than pre-pandemic norms to start the year.

While disinflation is still underway, the latest data confirmed fears that without a larger slowdown in wage growth, inflation could be slow to return to the Federal Reserve’s 2 percent inflation target.

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• Existing-home sales waned for the twelfth consecutive month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.00 million. Sales slipped 0.7% from December 2022 and 36.9% from the previous year.
• The median existing-home sales price increased 1.3% from one year ago to $359,000.
• The inventory of unsold existing homes grew from the prior month to 980,000 at the end of January, or the equivalent of 2.9 months’ supply at the current monthly sales pace.