While the Delta wave may reverse some of July’s jump in employment, we think vaccines will allow employment to surpass its pre-virus level by the end of this year. Meanwhile, the fall in industrial production in July suggests that supply shortages remain a constraint for firms in certain sectors, though manufacturing output is still on course to rise across Q3.
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