Durable Goods (Apr.) & Q1 GDP (2nd Est.)

The weakness in April’s durable goods figures suggest that the 7.2% annualised increase in equipment investment the first quarter is unlikely to be repeated in the second. Nevertheless, allowing for a rebound in consumption growth, we still expect second-quarter GDP growth to be between 2.5% and 3.0% annualised.

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