While the 3.6% m/m jump in durable goods orders in May was mainly due to a 51% m/m rebound in volatile commercial aircraft orders, the rest of the report was relatively upbeat. Even if second-quarter business investment growth turns out to be trivial, the third quarter should be better.
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