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The 10 most important economic charts of the week: housing, inflation, and housing inflation

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Melvin Backman
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(Headline) deflation returned to the US, though core prices are holding steady.

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UK home prices started climbing faster last month.

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Japan’s economic growth ticked higher in the first quarter.

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US homebuilders are building more houses…

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…and more Americans are trying to buy them.

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Retail sales have been rough in Switzerland since its central bank de-pegged the franc from the euro.

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South Africa retail sales are stuck in a rut of ho-hum growth.

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Brazilian unemployment hasn’t been this high since 2011.

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US crude oil stockpiles began shrinking as production waned—and as refiners started gearing up for summer.

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The euro zone’s trade surplus shrank a little last month.

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