US Durable Goods Orders Spike on Solid Aircraft Demand, ‘Front-Running’ Tariffs

Orders for long-lasting goods were the highest since this past summer.
US Durable Goods Orders Spike on Solid Aircraft Demand, ‘Front-Running’ Tariffs
A Boeing 737 MAX airplane takes off on a test flight from Boeing Field in Seattle, Wash. Karen Ducey/Reuters
Andrew Moran
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Solid demand for transportation and companies’ “front-running” U.S. tariffs contributed to a spike in durable goods orders in March.

New Census Bureau data show that orders for manufactured goods soared by 9.2 percent, to $315.7 billion, last month, up from a 0.9 percent increase in February. This represented the sharpest increase since July 2024 and the third consecutive monthly boost.
Andrew Moran
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Andrew Moran has been writing about business, economics, and finance for more than a decade. He is the author of "The War on Cash."