Mobility Is mobility recovering around the world?
Data on auto congestion, public transit, and the number of people going to work (foot traffic) provides a glimpse of whether activity is starting to get back to normal around the globe.
- US auto congestion has bounced back from a late-May dip, while use of public transit and foot traffic to work are rising slowly.
- All three measures in Canada are also recovering.
- Congestion in Brazil and Argentina has fallen sharply, though foot traffic has continued to rise from late-March lows.
- Auto congestion in Germany has recovered to pre-COVID-19 levels. It has also risen sharply in France, though it has dipped in the UK.
- All countries examined except the UK have seen significant increases in use of public transit.
- The UK is also a laggard in foot traffic to work.
- Japan has seen a downtick in congestion, and public transit is trending down.
- Australia is seeing a steady rise in all three measures.
- Relative congestion in Indonesia has fallen to nearly zero, while foot traffic to work has been steady and public transit has risen modestly.