COVID-19: traffic reduction in selected countries worldwide

Italy's monthly traffic volume during the morning rush hour was 30 percent below the previous year's level in December 2020. Traffic volume had decreased significantly in March and April, when Italy started ordering people to stay home to limit the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.

Year-on-year traffic change during a period of national emergency related to coronavirus in selected countries between February and December 2020

Characteristic	Australia	Italy	United States	China
Feb 2020	-17%	-8%	-3%	-44%
Mar 2020	-17%	-55%	-28%	-21%
Apr 2020	-61%	-78%	-74%	-15%
May 2020	-52%	-56%	-64%	-2%
Jun 2020	-28%	-39%	-44%	24%
Jul 2020	-20%	-25%	-39%	5%
Aug 2020	-23%	-3%	-54%	-17%
Sep 2020	-24%	-23%	-64%	-13%
Oct 2020	-13%	-32%	-60%	-29%
Nov 2020	-12%	-53%	-60%	-22%
Dec 2020	-8%	-30%	-57%	-22%

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2021

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between February and December 2020

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The source compared weekly mobility patterns in the month during the morning rush hour to the average traffic figures from the same month one year earlier.

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