FILE PHOTO: A for sale sign is displayed outside a home in Toronto, Ontario in Toronto, Ontario, Canada December 13, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio/File Photo

OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canadian home sales rose 3.8% in July from June and climbed by 6.6% on an annual basis, data from the Canadian Real Estate Association showed on Friday.

The industry group's Home Price Index showed no change in July from June and was 3.4% down compared with July 2024. The national average selling price edged up 0.6% compared with a year earlier.

(Reporting by David Ljunggren; Editing by Hugh Lawson)