The 3.6% m/m drop back in durable goods orders in April isn't quite as bad as it looks, at least not when we take into account that decline only partially reversed the 4.4% m/m increase in March. Nevertheless, it is another sign that the manufacturing recovery is starting to slow, albeit from a breakneck pace.
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