US Durable Goods Orders Beat In September, Remain Lower Year-Over-Year

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US Durable Goods Orders Beat In September, Remain Lower Year-Over-Year

Tyler Durden

Tue, 10/27/2020 – 08:35

August’s significant slowdown in the rebound of US Durable Goods Orders was expected to continue in early September data, but instead the Census Bureau printed a big surprise beat, rising 1.9% MoM (against +0.5% exp).

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Source: Bloomberg

However, headline durable goods orders remain (marginally) lower on a YoY basis (-0.4%) and below February’s pre-COVID levels…

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Source: Bloomberg

Core capital goods orders, a barometer for business investment which excludes aircraft and military categories, rose 1% in September, also more than forecast, after an upwardly revised 2.1% advance a month earlier.

Finally, we note that there is a significant rise in inventories relative to shipments across many sectors…

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