The big drop in headline durable goods orders in July is nothing to worry about, since it was entirely due to a drop back in orders in the volatile aircraft category. The more important news was that non-defence capital goods orders and shipments rose strongly. That suggests that, following an 8.2% annualised increase in the second quarter, business equipment investment is on track to post another big gain in the third quarter.
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