October's international trade data suggest that fourth-quarter exports might be fizzling out faster than anticipated, despite the modest improvements in US economic indicators. The good news is that the pick-up in imported capital equipment points to further growth in domestic demand, which we expect to be the main source of the 2% annualised GDP growth we estimate this quarter.
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