Gains in and Upside Revisions to October Durable Goods Data Reflected
Surging, Irregular Commercial Aircraft Orders (up 94%) or Inflation (up 0.4%)


Going into Fourth-Quarter 2016, Downwardly-Revised Real Durable Goods Orders,
Ex-Commercial Aircraft, Contracted Year-to-Year and Quarter-to-Quarter

That Signaled Continued, Broad Economic Downturn


October Automobile Orders and Shipments Turned Down and
Revised Lower in September


Home-Sales Activity Continued in Broad, Non-Recovering Stagnation


Monthly Decline in October New-Home Sales Was Muted by Prior-Period
Downside Revisions, Still Down by 59% (-59%) from Pre-Recession High


Strongest Since 2007, October Existing-Home Sales
Still Were Down by 23% (-23%) from Pre-Recession Peak


Proportions of All-Cash Sales and Sales in Foreclosure Increased in the Month

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