Economics

What Google Data Tells Us About India’s Economic Recovery

  • Analysts turn to proxy measures because of official data gaps
  • Power demand, mobility picking up, but remain subdued
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India’s economy is struggling to overcome the adverse hit from the world’s biggest lockdown, a series of high-frequency indicators show.

From power consumption to jobs to Google’s mobility trends, the figures show activity has picked up from the record slump registered in April, but the recovery has a long way to go.