Numera’s Herd Immunity Tracker: Six months to normality

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONTREAL, QC, May 28, 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 accelerated further this past week, cutting back the estimated time towards 70%+ immunity by 11% to six months.…
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Retail spending recovered from second wave

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONTREAL, QC, May 26, 2021 (Press Release) – Numera today released the latest update of its Global Retail Sales Tracker, which suggests that global retail spending recovered from its second wave lull. Global retail spending likely grew 1.2% MoM in April (+30% YoY), fueled by rising mobility and improving consumer confidence across developed markets (DMs). DM retail sales are now 4.5% higher than their pre-crisis level.
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Numera’s Herd Immunity Tracker: Developed market health risks easing

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONTREAL, QC, May 21, 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 continue to accelerate, with daily vaccinations increasing by 1.4M people per day over this past week to 0.45%…
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Numera’s Herd Immunity Tracker: The Eurozone awakens

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONTREAL, QC, May 14, 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 picked up last week after stalling in early May, reducing the projected time towards ‘herd’ (70%+) immunity by…
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Numera’s Herd Immunity Tracker: Hesitancy pushes back immunity timeline

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONTREAL, QC, May 7, 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. Worldwide vaccination rates stalled over the past week, increasing the number of months towards 70%+ immunity by 4.3% to 11 months.…
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Global retail sales rebounded sharply in March

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONTREAL, QC, May 4, 2021 (Press Release) – Numera today released the latest update of its Global Retail Sales Tracker, which suggests that global retail spending rebounded strongly in March after stalling between October and February. Worldwide retail spending likely expanded 4.8% in March, buoyed by exceptionally strong demand for goods in the US. With last month’s gain, global retail spending is now about 3% below its pre-COVID path.
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Numera’s Herd Immunity Tracker: DM progress stalls temporarily

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONTREAL, QC, April 30, 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 accelerated over the past week, reducing the projected time towards ‘herd’ (70%) immunity by around 7% to 11…
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Growth resuming into the second quarter

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONTREAL, QC, April 29, 2021 (Press Release) – Numera today released the latest update of its Global Industrial Tracker, which points to growth resuming into the second quarter. As we expected, worldwide production fully recovered in March (+0.8% month-over-month), reflecting stronger operating conditions in the United States, as factories and oil miners ramped up production following severe weather disruptions the previous month.
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Global manufacturing recovered in March

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONTREAL, QC, April 27, 2021 (Press Release) – Numera today released the latest update of its Global Manufacturing Tracker, which reveals factory output recovered in March as US factories normalized operating following severe winter storms in February.
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