by Calculated Risk on 12/09/2021 08:47:00 PM

Friday:
• At 8:30 AM ET, The Consumer Price Index for November from the BLS. The consensus is for a 0.7% increase in CPI, and a 0.5% increase in core CPI.

• At 10:00 AM: University of Michigan's Consumer sentiment index (Preliminary for December).

COVID Metrics
	Today	Week Ago	Goal
Percent fully Vaccinated	60.5%	---	≥70.0%1
Fully Vaccinated (millions)	200.7	---	≥2321
New Cases per Day3🚩	118,515	86,315	≤5,0002
Hospitalized3🚩	53,714	48,089	≤3,0002
Deaths per Day3🚩	1,092	854	≤502
1 Minimum to achieve "herd immunity" (estimated between 70% and 85%). 2my goals to stop daily posts, 37-day average for Cases, Currently Hospitalized, and Deaths 🚩 Increasing 7-day average week-over-week for Cases, Hospitalized, and Deaths ✅ Goal met.

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This graph shows the daily (columns) and 7-day average (line) of positive tests reported.