After festive season boost, key economic indicators show declining signs

Railway freight was up last week after rail traffic resumed in the state of Punjab after a month-long shutdown due to the farmers' agitation against the new farm laws

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Indian exports | Indian Railways | pollution

Krishna Kant Shine Jacob & Sachin P Mampatta  |  Mumbai/New Delhi 

Several key indicators of economic activity have showed signs of moderation after the pre-festive boost. Business Standard tracks pollution levels, goods ferried by the Indian Railways and consumer visits to various categories of places, in addition to power generation and traffic numbers.

These micro and sector-specific data provide a more current picture of the economy ahead of the release of official macroeconomic statistics such as the Gross Domestic Product and Index of Industrial Production, which appear with a lag of few months. Analysts globally have been tracking similar ...

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First Published: Wed, December 02 2020. 00:48 IST
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