The 2.2% m/m rebound in durable goods orders in February, which was more than double the consensus estimate of a 0.8% m/m gain, was largely due to a big bounce back in the transportation component. Unfortunately, the details of the report suggest that the gain in first-quarter business investment in equipment will be modest, supporting our view that GDP growth will be 2.0% annualised.
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