The 2.0% m/m decline in durable goods orders in August was a lot better than we were expecting, but principally because the drop back in the volatile transportation category was smaller than anticipated. More generally, although equipment investment appears to be rebounding in the third quarter, that follows a very weak first half of this year.
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