1.Durable goods were swept up, with sales higher by an annualised 22 per cent, but services and nondurables as well grew at respectable if modest speeds.
7.An increased demand for durable goods during the pandemic, a shortage of warehouse workers and lorry drivers along with bottlenecks in transport systems have all contributed to the problem.
8.Those inclined to see the petrol tank as half full may note that slower consumption growth could help ease strains on supply chains, which have been stressed by especially strong demand for durable goods.
9.Deutsche Bank economists warned on Monday that the shutdown could also affect the Federal Reserve's interest rate decisions by delaying the release of key economic data, like new home sales and durable goods orders.
10.The disillusion comes because doubts suddenly arise concerning the reliability of the prospective yield, perhaps because the current yield shows signs of falling off, as the stock of newly produced durable goods steadily increases.