Список проголосовавших за комментарий " <table class="BriefingDataTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr> <td class="articleColumn">Durable Goods Orders Preview<p>There has been a good bit of hand-wringing over the lowly GDP growth projections for the first quarter. On Friday those projections could move up, or down, following the release of the Durable Goods Orders Report.</p><p><strong>According to the Briefing.com consensus estimate, durable goods orders are expected to increase 1.3% in February. Excluding transportation, durable goods orders are expected to be up 0.7%.</strong></p><p>This is an important data point because:</p><ul><li>It sheds light on business activity for U.S. manufacturers</li><li>It enables economists and investors to develop a sense of business spending levels<ul><li>The relevant line item in the report is new orders for nondefense capital goods, excluding aircraft</li></ul></li><li>Durable orders can be volatile due to aircraft orders. Accordingly, the underlying impression of manufacturing activity flows out of the level of new durable goods orders, excluding transportation.</li><li>This report will factor into first quarter GDP computations<ul><li>The relevant line item in the report pertaining to the GDP outlook is shipments of nondefense capital goods, excluding aircraft</li></ul></li><li>A positive surprise would help boost economic sentiment, whereas a negative surprise would pique concerns about the pace of business activity in the first quarter and the stock market being ahead of itself</li><li>Durable goods orders data will be a focal point for the Federal Reserve in its determination of whether business spending is picking up</li></ul><p>The report will be released at 8:30 a.m. ET.</p></td> </tr></table>"