February 2019 durable goods orders data
- Prior was +0.3% (revised to +0.1%)
- Ex transportation +0.1% vs +0.1% expected
- Prior ex transportation -0.2% (revised to -0.1%)
- Orders non-defense ex air -0.1% vs +0.1% expected
- Prior orders non-defense ex air +0.8% (revised to +0.9%)
- Shipments non-defense ex air 0.0% vs -0.1%
- Prior shipments non-defense ex air +0.8% (revised to +1.0%)
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All the numbers are fairly close to expectations and the revisions have moved in the opposite directions as the current month. Core orders have been chopping around flat for a number of months in a poor sign of investment.
Durable goods orders non-defense ex air: