The 1.0% m/m decline in durable goods orders was mainly due to a drop back in the notoriously volatile commercial aircraft component. More generally, there is some evidence that the growth rate of equipment investment is strengthening but, as with much of the other activity and employment data, we won't know for sure until the weather improves.
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