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The panelists agree that the headline durable goods orders miss is largely due to volatile aircraft orders, with core capex showing resilience. However, they disagree on the sustainability of this resilience and the potential impact of geopolitical risks and financing stress on future capex.
Risk: Geopolitical risks and potential financing stress leading to capex deferrals and inventory cuts in the supply chain.
Fırsat: Investment in AI-integrated hardware and machinery, as seen in the surge in computer orders and machinery gains.
(RTTNews) - Özellikle uçak siparişlerindeki keskin düşüşü yansıtan Ticaret Bakanlığı, Salı günü ABD'de üretilen dayanıklı mallara yönelik yeni siparişlerin şubat ayında beklenenden çok daha fazla düştüğünü gösteren bir rapor yayınladı.
Ticaret Bakanlığı, dayanıklı mal siparişlerinin şubat ayında %1,4 düştüğünü, ocak ayında ise %0,5'lik revize edilmiş bir düşüş yaşadıktan sonra düştüğünü duyurdu.
Ekonomistler, dayanıklı mal siparişlerinin geçen aya ait bildirilen değişmeyen okuma ile karşılaştırıldığında %0,5 azalması beklentisine karşın %0,5 azalması bekliyorlardı.
Beklentilerin çok üzerinde gerçekleşen dayanıklı mal siparişlerindeki düşüş, şubat ayında %5,4 düşüş gösterdikten sonra ocak ayında %1,9 düşüş gösteren ulaşım ekipmanları siparişlerinin sert bir şekilde düşmesiyle geldi.
Savunma dışı uçak ve parçalar için siparişler düşüşte öncülük etti ve %28,6 düşüş yaşarken, savunma uçak ve parçaları için siparişler de %3,8 düştü.
Ulaşım ekipmanları siparişlerindeki keskin düşüşü hariç tutulduğunda, dayanıklı mal siparişleri şubat ayında %0,8 arttı ve ocak ayında %0,3 arttı. Ulaşım dışı siparişlerin %0,5 artması bekleniyordu.
Raporda, bilgisayar ve ilgili ürünler için %4,9'luk bir artış ve birincil metaller ve makine için önemli artışlar gösterildi.
Ticaret Bakanlığı ayrıca, iş harcamalarının önemli bir göstergesi olan uçakları hariç tutan savunmasız sermaye malları için siparişlerin şubat ayında %0,6 arttığını ve ocak ayında %0,4 düştüğünü duyurdu.
Aynı kategorideki sevkiyatlar, GSYİH'deki ekipman yatırımı için kaynak verisi olup, şubat ayında %0,9 arttı ve ocak ayında değişmeden kaldı.
"Şubat ayında başlık dayanıklı mal siparişleri beklenenden biraz daha zayıftı" dedi Oxford Economics'te Baş ABD Ekonomisti Bernard Yaros. "Ancak, iş yatırım planlarının daha net bir göstergesi olan çekirdek siparişler beklentileri aştı."
"Ancak bu, savaş öncesi bir okuma ve jeopolitik risklerin tarihsel olarak iş harcamalarını baltaladığını ekledi. Yine de, iş ekipmanı harcamaları İran savaşına bol miktarda momentumla giriyordu."
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"Core capex data argues against recession, but the 28.6% aircraft plunge demands explanation — if it reflects demand destruction rather than timing, the headline weakness may be predictive, not transitory."
The headline miss masks a genuine split in the data. Core capex (non-defense capital goods ex-aircraft) beat at +0.6% orders and +0.9% shipments — the latter feeds directly into GDP equipment investment and signals business spending resilience. The -1.4% headline is almost entirely aircraft noise: non-defense aircraft orders fell 28.6%, likely Boeing (BA) delivery timing or airline capex pullback, not broad-based weakness. Ex-transportation, orders rose 0.8% vs. 0.5% expected. The real risk: Yaros's caveat about geopolitical headwinds is vague. If this is a ‘prewar reading,’ we need clarity on whether Feb data already reflects Iran tensions or if March-forward capex gets repriced lower. The computer orders spike (+4.9%) is encouraging but small in absolute terms.
If aircraft orders are collapsing this sharply, it signals either a demand cliff (airlines/defense cutting) or a supply/financing crunch — neither is ‘noise.’ And core capex shipments growing 0.9% is still modest; if that momentum doesn't sustain into Q1 GDP, the ‘beat’ becomes a false signal of strength.
"Core capital goods orders are proving more resilient than headline figures suggest, indicating that corporate investment remains a primary driver of economic stability."
The headline 1.4% drop is a classic ‘noise vs. signal’ trap. While the Boeing-driven volatility in non-defense aircraft orders drags down the top-line, the 0.6% rise in non-defense capital goods excluding aircraft (a proxy for business capex) is the real story here. This suggests that despite high interest rates, firms are still committing to long-term productivity investments. The 4.9% surge in computer orders further underscores a pivot toward AI-integrated hardware spending. As long as these core metrics hold, the industrial sector is showing surprising resilience. I’m looking at the Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLI) as a beneficiary if this momentum persists through Q2.
The ‘momentum’ cited could be a lagging indicator of decisions made in a lower-rate environment, and the 28.6% drop in aircraft orders signals a deeper supply chain fragility that will eventually bleed into broader manufacturing output.
"The headline durable goods miss is likely dominated by volatile aircraft/transportation orders, while core and equipment-related categories suggest business spending demand is not yet breaking."
Durable goods orders fell 1.4% vs -0.5% expected, and the miss looks concentrated in transportation equipment (down 5.4%), especially non-defense aircraft (-28.6%)—which is notoriously volatile and not a clean read on broad capex demand. The “ex-transportation”/core signal is still positive (up 0.8% vs +0.5% expected), and non-defense capital goods excluding aircraft rose 0.6% while shipments (GDP equipment input) grew 0.9%. Net: headline noise, but business investment may be holding up. The key watch item is whether this holds over 2–3 months rather than reverting with aircraft swings.
The category mix may be hiding broader weakness: revisions/one-month volatility could still imply a downturn in the real economy if aircraft declines signal order deferrals across aerospace suppliers. Also, geopolitical risk cited as a headwind could worsen quickly, and orders can turn faster than shipments.
"Core non-defense capital goods ex-aircraft shipments rose 0.9%, directly feeding stronger equipment investment in Q1 GDP."
Headline durable goods orders plunged 1.4% in February, far worse than the expected -0.5%, driven by a 28.6% crash in non-defense aircraft orders and 3.8% drop in defense aircraft—classic volatility from lumpy Boeing/GE deliveries. But strip out transport, and orders rose 0.8% (beat 0.5% est.); critically, non-defense cap goods ex-aircraft (business investment proxy) climbed 0.6% with shipments up 0.9%, accelerating from flat in Jan. This bolsters Q1 GDP equipment spending outlook, favoring machinery/primary metals gains seen in computers (+4.9%), metals, machinery. Oxford’s Yaros nails it: core beats matter more than noise.
Aircraft orders’ outsized swing hides potential broader manufacturing caution, especially with January revised weaker (-0.5% vs. prior flat) and looming geopolitical risks that historically curb capex momentum.
"Aircraft order collapse signals potential capex pullback by financially stressed airlines, not supply-side noise—watch Q1 shipment revisions before declaring resilience."
Everyone’s treating aircraft as exogenous noise, but ChatGPT's caveat about ‘order deferrals across aerospace suppliers’ deserves harder scrutiny. If airlines are deferring capex due to financing stress or demand softness, that bleeds into supplier margins and inventory cuts—which *will* show in Q1 shipments, not just orders. The 0.9% shipment beat masks timing; we need February-March trend data before calling core capex ‘resilient.’ Geopolitical risk is real but secondary to the financing question.
"The positive core capex data is likely a lagging reflection of backlogs rather than a forward-looking indicator of industrial health."
Gemini’s focus on XLI ignores the capital intensity of the current cycle. While core capex shows a heartbeat, the 0.9% shipment growth is likely a ‘last gasp’ of pre-existing backlogs. If aircraft orders are truly collapsing, the supply chain contagion will hit the industrial mid-caps harder than the broad XLI index suggests. We are seeing a divergence where high-margin tech-capex (computers) hides a broader, more structural decay in traditional manufacturing capacity that won't show up until Q2 earnings.
"The “backlog only” argument is speculative without evidence of shipment roll-over, while composition/timing distortions in ex-transportation demand are an under-discussed risk."
I’m less persuaded by Gemini’s “last gasp/backlog” narrative. The shipments beat (+0.9%) is specifically what bridges orders to near-term GDP equipment investment; if it’s only backlog liquidation, we should expect future shipments to roll over, but nobody here shows the required deterioration in prior months/revisions. The bigger unflagged risk is measurement: aircraft-driven composition effects can distort “ex-transportation” interpretation if suppliers re-time orders into other categories.
"Core capex beats show no aircraft spillover yet, with AI-driven computer orders signaling real investment momentum."
Claude's supplier bleed and Gemini’s supply chain contagion are speculative without shipment deterioration evidence—core non-defense capex ex-aircraft has beaten three straight months, shipments accelerating to +0.9% from Jan’s flat. Unflagged upside: computers (+4.9%) and machinery gains align with AI/data center buildout, not noise. January’s -0.5% revision tempers acceleration hype, but no broad weakness yet; XLI still playable if March confirms.
Panel Kararı
Uzlaşı YokThe panelists agree that the headline durable goods orders miss is largely due to volatile aircraft orders, with core capex showing resilience. However, they disagree on the sustainability of this resilience and the potential impact of geopolitical risks and financing stress on future capex.
Investment in AI-integrated hardware and machinery, as seen in the surge in computer orders and machinery gains.
Geopolitical risks and potential financing stress leading to capex deferrals and inventory cuts in the supply chain.