U.S. orders of durable goods—products designed to last at least three years—jumped by a forecast-beating 2.5 percent in November, delivering a positive signal for the economy heading into 2022, but a measure reflecting business spending plans fell, suggesting shortages were crimping capital investment. New orders for U.S.-manufactured durable goods in November rose $6.5 billion, or 2.5 percent, to $268.3 billion, the Commerce Department said on Dec. 23 (pdf). Consensus forecasts cited by FXStreet expected durable goods orders to rise by a more modest 1.6 percent. A sharp 34.1 percent rise in orders for commercial aircraft and a 3.0 percent increase in defense aircraft (pdf) accounted for a portion of the upside bounce. “There were sizable increases for defense and nondefense aircraft and parts orders, which can be highly volatile from month to month,” Chad Moutray, chief economist for the National Association of Manufacturers, said in a Twitter post. Orders for the volatile civilian aircraft category …