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Here are five charts tracking the U.S. economy amid the coronavirus pandemic

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Course requests

Requests for transit directions on Apple Maps are still nowhere near pre-pandemic levels, according to evidence from the navigation app. However, driving and walking direction requests have surged from their low points during the primitive stages of the outbreak. Travelers may be more inclined to driving and walking rather than using public transportation as coronavirus events continue to increase.

Restaurant bookings

Hotel occupancy 

Ahead of the Fourth of July weekend, the U.S. hotel occupancy place has continued to creep upward and is now at 46%, according to data from global hospitality research company STR. Norfolk/Virginia Shore, Va., was the only travel market to surpass a 60% occupancy level. Destinations like Boston, Orlando, Florida and Oahu Archipelago, Hawaii, saw some of the lowest occupancy rates this week among STR’s top 25 travel markets.

Air travel 

House purchases 

Mortgage applications for buying a single-family home are 15% higher than the same week last year, according to materials from the Mortgage Bankers Association. However, they did decline slightly from last week despite mortgage charges hitting a record low. “Investors are contemplating the risks of the recent resurgence of COVID-19 cases to the labor market and economy,’ prognosticated Joel Kan, MBA’s associative vice president of economic and industry forecasting, in a statement.

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