November’s durable goods and personal spending reports are consistent with our existing forecast that fourth-quarter GDP growth will be a more modest 2.2% annualised, following an upwardly revised 3.5% gain in the third quarter. It appears that business equipment investment rebounded modestly, although consumption growth probably slowed to 2.3% annualised.
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