A picture is worth a thousands words they say. So I’ll just keep my words to a minimum. Several smarties have suggested how you can use this Durable Goods data for making investing decisions. If you can honestly say that after looking at this chart you have any idea how to adjust your portfolio management from month to month, you are way better than me. I see wild swings at the extremes and the rest of the data being way too close to the break even level to show me any clear indication of direction.