Highlights of the US durable goods orders report:

  • Headline durable goods orders -1.0% vs 0.0% expected
  • Prior durable goods orders +0.6% (revised to +0.8%)
  • Prior capital goods orders non-defense ex-air -1.2% (revised to -1.1%)
  • Durables ex transportation -0.1% vs +0.3%
  • Prior ex transport revised to +0.4%

If you can get past the terrible GDP report and the poor headline on durable goods, there’s some good news in core orders.

US May 2014 durable goods capital goods orders non-defense ex-air

US durable goods capital goods orders non-defense ex-air