In great news for the economy, June Retail Sales results would be a good report without the virus, with year over year sales up compared to June 2019, and a 7.5% increase from May 2020. Although the spending is in different categories from the norm, it is a good sign for overall consumer spending patterns since this will be a consumer-driven recovery. New unemployment claim trends continue their gradual decline, with 1.3 million for the week ended July 11 compared to the late March peak of 6.9 million.
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ew legislation would grant automatic forgiveness of PPP Loans under $150,000. The smallest of small businesses may be able to avoide hassling with additional documents, worksheets and payroll/tax forms. This will be important for the vast majority of the 65,000 businesses in Greater Miami that received PPP loans, where the average loan amount was $29,000.