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There are other metrics too, such as e-way bills, mobility measures and power generation, all of which are used to support the national accounts figures, not replace them
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Davis and his team also found that people were using fashion as a way to navigate through hard times
Traffic still down by nearly a fifth from 2019 levels
Some indicators are lower than their peak in August
The power generation recovered sharply week on week basis as a lull in monsoon rains raised temperatures across the country
Almost 77 per cent of workplace visits were back, while use of transit stations was at 85 per cent of 2019 levels
There has also been an increase in traffic congestion, which is tracked by global location technology firm TomTom International
Other weekly economic indicators also show signs of gains
Mobility and traffic congestion see a drop
Improvement in goods carried moderated shows latest rail data
Monday morning traffic is still over 40% below 2019 levels in key cities
Working from office had fallen by two-thirds at the height of the lockdown
Many indicators have improved from their recent lows
Workplace visits are rising again
Other indicators too declined in the festive season from their gains in earlier weeks