Core Durable Goods

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Core Durable Goods Percent Decline From Peak

Doug Short does excellent work. Click on the top link to see additional charts.
I have little to add other than this is how recessions start, an opinion expressed earlier in Durable Goods Orders Ex-Transportation "Unexpectedly" Drop, Down Third Month, July Revised Lower; GDP +1.3% Second Quarter; June Recession Call Looking More Likely.
Mike "Mish" Shedlock
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