Multi-sector Where is traffic congestion in China rising and falling?
In addition to relative congestion data from TomTom, UBS Evidence Lab now offers congestion data from AMAP, a popular Chinese navigation app, showing how much longer a journey takes relative to a time when traffic is flowing freely.
- Amid reports of new COVID-19 cases in Beijing and nearby Tianjin, both relative congestion (TomTom) and congestion (AMAP) have fallen sharply in the past week.
- Both measures have risen in Nanjing and Shenzhen.
- Congestion in Beijing has declined sharply. In Mainland China overall, it has fallen slightly in the last few weeks.
- Congestion in Guangzhou fell sharply after floods in mid-May.
- In Changchun, which experienced an outbreak in late May, congestion has been rising.
- In terms of rush hour congestion, the cities with the greatest increase in the past week are Nanjing and Yangzhou.
- Beijing and Tianjin are among the cities with the largest decrease.
Relative Congestion (TomTom) vs. Congestion (AMAP) in Major Chinese Cities (W/WChange as of 16-Jun-20)
Source: UBS Evidence Lab, TomTom, AMAP
Congestion in Beijing vs. Mainland China
Source: UBS Evidence Lab, AMAP
Congestion in Major Chinese Cities
Source: UBS Evidence Lab, AMAP
Peak Congestion* Change Week-on-Week: Top 10/Bottom 10 Cities (as of 16-Jun-20)
Source: UBS Evidence Lab, AMAP