Internet speed, traffic show pick up in economic activity continues

Power generation numbers, pollution, railway freight among indicators Business Standard tracks weekly to know latest status of the economy.

The Indian Railways reported an uptick in moving goods and more people took out their cars: all in a week when the total number of coronaviru cases crossed the ten-lakh mark. Other weekly indicators too showed signs of sustained economic activity.

Business Standard tracks weekly indicators to get an updated picture of economic activity in the country. Other indicators, like gross domestic product (GDP) or trade data, appear with a lag and they often capture only monthly or quarterly figures. Higher-frequency indicators show what’s happening on the ground as the country struggles with lockdowns to control the coronavirus. These indicators