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Data Round-Up: Real Equipment Spending Headed for +6% Gain in 18Q4

posted by Michael Lewis on November 21, 2018

Found in US, categorized in Macro

Tags: durable goods order home sales UI claim

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As expected, payback in transportation & defense orders held down the headline durable goods number. The overall tone of the report was decent. Real equipment spending is likely headed for about +6.5% annualized growth in 18Q4.

Abstract

FMI’s analyses of today’s October Durable Goods Orders and October Existing Home Sales reports, as well as our review of the latest Weekly UI Claims data

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Michael Lewis

Mike Lewis founded Free Market Inc. (FMI) in 1982 as a full-service economic consulting firm, providing insights and in-depth data analysis primarily for institutional money managers and corporate planning directors.

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