US March advanced durable goods orders 9.2% versus 2.0% estimate.

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  • Prior month 1.0% revised to 0.9%
  • durable goods orders 9.2% which is the highest level since July 2024 when it rose 9.8%.
  • Nondefense capital goods orders ex-air 0.1% versus 0.2% expected
  • Prior nondefense capital goods orders ex-air -0.3% (revised from -0.2%
  • Ex transport 0.0% versus +0.3%. Prior month 0.7%
  • Ex defense +10.4% versus +0.8% per month

Transportation had a huge impact on the durable goods orders as threats of tariff probably influenced those numbers

This article was written by Greg Michalowski at www.forexlive.com.