by Calculated Risk on 6/30/2022 09:00:00 PM

Friday:
• At 10:00 AM ET, ISM Manufacturing Index for June. The consensus is for the ISM to be at 55.0, down from 56.1 in May. 

• At 10:00 AM, Construction Spending for May. The consensus is for a 0.4% increase in construction spending.

• Late in the day, Light vehicle sales for June. The consensus is for light vehicle sales to be 13.6 million SAAR in June, up from 12.7 million in May (Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate).

On COVID (focus on hospitalizations and deaths):

COVID Metrics
	Now	Week Ago	Goal
Percent fully Vaccinated	66.9%	---	≥70.0%1
Fully Vaccinated (millions)	222.1	---	≥2321
New Cases per Day3🚩	109,930	98,217	≤5,0002
Hospitalized3🚩	26,648	25,110	≤3,0002
Deaths per Day3🚩	317	289	≤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 deaths reported.

Average daily deaths bottomed in July 2021 at 214 per day.