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Jul 09

Numera’s Herd Immunity Tracker: Emerging market progress stalls

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONTREAL, QC, July 9, 2021 (Press Release) – Numera today released the latest update of its Herd Immunity Tracker. This report will be published weekly for the remainder of the year. Its purpose is to complement available information on COVID-19 vaccination rates with timely estimates on projected times remaining until 70%+ immunity for all major economies. Global vaccination campaigns stalled over the past week, increasing the projected time towards 70%+ immunity by 5.2% to 4 months. Importantly,…
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Jul 02

Numera’s Herd Immunity Tracker: Canada leads the way

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONTREAL, QC, July 2, 2021 (Press Release) – Numera today released the latest update of its Herd Immunity Tracker. This report will be published weekly for the remainder of the year. Its purpose is to complement available information on COVID-19 vaccination rates with timely estimates on projected times remaining until 70%+ immunity for all major economies. Global vaccination campaigns accelerated further this past week, reducing the projected timeline towards 70%+ immunity by 5% to 3.4 months. Most…
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Jul 02

Global goods consumption growth easing into H2

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONTREAL, QC, July 2, 2021 (Press Release) –Numera today released the latest update of its Global Retail Sales Tracker, which points to global goods consumption growth easing into H2. Numera's advance estimates for global retail sales for May and June suggest spending on goods weakened from its reopening high in April. In a context of strong consumer confidence and high excess savings, the May drop primarily reflects substitution away from goods and towards previously unavailable services.
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Jun 30

Worldwide industrial activity normalizing into H2

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONTREAL, QC, June 30, 2021 (Press Release) – Numera today released the latest update of its Global Industrial Tracker, which points to growth normalizing into the second half. Global industrial production should continue to benefit from unusually strong business investment, driven by low borrowing costs and further declines in economic uncertainty. Moreover, unlike manufacturing activity, falling public health risks should help boost mining activity and crude oil production.
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Jun 29

Growth in manufacturing output eased in H1

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONTREAL, QC, June 29, 2021 (Press Release) – Numera today released the latest update of its Global Manufacturing Tracker, which reveals manufacturing output continued to expand into the second quarter. Global manufacturing activity grew 3.5% annualized in H1, well above its long-term trend but not enough to satisfy booming demand for both consumer and investment goods. Capacity constraints have caused a run-up in global producer prices, up 14% annualized in April. Rising mobility should cause expenditure patterns…
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Jun 25

Numera’s Herd Immunity Tracker: Emerging markets catching up

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONTREAL, QC, June 25, 2021 (Press Release) – Numera today released the latest update of its Herd Immunity Tracker. This report will be published weekly for the remainder of the year. Its purpose is to complement available information on COVID-19 vaccination rates with timely estimates on projected times remaining until 70%+ immunity for all major economies. Global vaccination rates continued to accelerate this past week, cutting back the estimated time towards 70%+ immunity by 12% to 3.8…
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Jun 18

Numera’s Herd Immunity Tracker: Developed market progress continues

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONTREAL, QC, June 18, 2021 (Press Release) – Numera today released the latest update of its Herd Immunity Tracker. This report will be published weekly for the remainder of the year. Its purpose is to complement available information on COVID-19 vaccination rates with timely estimates on projected times remaining until 70%+ immunity for all major economies. Global vaccination campaigns accelerated further this past week, reducing the projected timeline towards 70%+ immunity by 5% to 4.7 months. Once…
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Jun 11

Numera’s Herd Immunity Tracker: An impressive 6-month run

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONTREAL, QC, June 11, 2021 (Press Release) – Numera today released the latest update of its Herd Immunity Tracker. This report will be published weekly for the remainder of the year. Its purpose is to complement available information on COVID-19 vaccination rates with timely estimates on projected times remaining until 70%+ immunity for all major economies. This week marked the 6-month anniversary since the official start of COVID vaccination campaigns. During this period, the world has administered…
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Jun 04

Numera’s Herd Immunity Tracker: A break-through month

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONTREAL, QC, June 4, 2021 (Press Release) – Numera today released the latest update of its Herd Immunity Tracker. This report will be published weekly for the remainder of the year. Its purpose is to complement available information on COVID-19 vaccination rates with timely estimates on projected times remaining until 70%+ immunity for all major economies. Since early May, improvements in vaccine distribution have significantly cut back projected times towards herd immunity. In only four weeks, daily…
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Jun 03

Temporary slowdown in industrial activity

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONTREAL, QC, June 3, 2021 (Press Release) – Numera today released the latest update of its Global Industrial Tracker, which points to growth slowing into the second quarter. After rising roughly 1% per month in Q1/21, global production rose an estimated 0.3% month-over-month in April – in line with its long-term trend. Looked at by region, most of the growth is now stemming from advanced economies, where improved business and consumer sentiment are boosting the production of…
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