The 3.4% m/m surge in durable goods orders in April was principally due to a 64.9% m/m jump in the notoriously volatile commercial aircraft component, which will probably be reversed in May. Otherwise, capital goods orders and shipments remain unusually weak, indicating that equipment investment is still struggling in the second quarter.
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