Traffic congestion Is traffic in Asia recovering?
UBS Evidence Lab provides data on traffic congestion as a gauge of economic and leisure activity. This dataset covers 300+ cities in 30+ countries.
- Congestion in India fell sharply at the beginning of the outbreak. It remains low, and the daily number of Covid-19 cases has continued to increase.
- Relative congestion in Shanghai is among the highest in Asia, at almost 80% the year-ago level.
- Tokyo is at about 50% of last year's level, while relative congestion in Mumbai and Singapore is in the single digits.
Relative Congestion vs. Daily Cases in India
Source: UBS Evidence Lab, TomTom; cases data is from Johns Hopkins University
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Source: UBS Evidence Lab, TomTom; cases data is from Johns Hopkins University