BRAC’s September 29 COVID-19 Brief: BRAC’s Economic Indicator Dashboard

BRAC produces an economic indicator dashboard as part of our business recovery priorities. The dashboard examines and assesses the impact of COVID-19 on the regional economy, taking into account a number of data points to illustrate the economy’s current state, and to keep businesses informed as it begins to steady and rebound. Past dashboards are archived on brac.org/recovery.

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Key findings from this week’s dashboard include:  

  • Retail fuel sales fell after a hurricane-related spike, but over-the-year weekly sales have been above 2019 number for three weeks in a row, and four out of the last five weeks;
  • Weekly unemployment claims have fallen every week for more than two months, and should continue to fall as the economy continues to reopen;
  • Hotel occupancy remained strong compared to the same week last year, and revenues were more than $1 million higher for the week ending September 12th;
  • Mobility data shows that travel to retail and recreation remains low, but more people are traveling to work.
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