Recovery Tracker: Workplace visits gain; power generation and freight slip

Working from office had fallen by two-thirds at the height of the lockdown

More people seemed to be returning to their workplaces towards the end of the year, even as railway and electricity numbers disappointed. Most other indicators for the latest week held on to their gains.

Business Standard tracks power generation, traffic and pollution data in addition to mobility and goods carried by the Indian Railways. Analysts globally have been tracking similar indicators to get a sense of the situation on the ground ahead of official data releases. Government numbers such as gross domestic product (GDP) are often released with a lag. High frequency indicators give a current sense of the economic