Mumbai traffic, Railway earnings: What weekly indicators tell about economy

Economic activity that ground to a halt with the shutdown for the coronavirus has now begun to slowly come back

The Indian Railways began to make more money by ferrying goods than it had in 2019, and congestion rose in Mumbai roads: these were weekly indicators that showed gains as the economy continued with another phase of unlocking.

The third phase of unlocking began this month. The country has been gradually opening up after locking down in March to stop the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic. Economic activity ground to a halt with the shutdown, but has now begun to slowly come back. A lot of official indicators like trade data and gross domestic product appear monthly or quarterly. Business