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Weekly economic indicators show more signs of life as economy trudges back

Business Standard tracks weekly economic indicators as a means of better understanding how the economy is doing in the lockdown

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Traffic jam near Ghazipur following the relaxation of restrictions during the nationwide lockdown, imposed to curb the spread of coronavirus, in New Delhi. Photo: PTI

Sachin P Mampatta Krishna Kant Shine Jacob Mumbai/Delhi

4 min read Last Updated : May 25 2020 | 1:08 PM IST

Weekly economic indicators are showing increased activity as the lockdown slowly eases.

Key indicators suggest more power generation, higher freight being carried by the railways, lower load on the internet and more.

Business Standard tracks weekly economic indicators as a means of better understanding how the economy is doing in the lockdown. Many indicators such as gross domestic product and other data which appear monthly or quarterly come with a lag. Analysts have therefore turned to other measures which appear more frequently. They have done so in other countries such as China which has also gone through a lockdown. Indicators

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