At the same time, footfall in shopping and leisure facilities in France, Belgium and Germany remains at its pre-COVID-19 level, while in Italy it is no longer very far off. However, footfall is still below the pre-pandemic level in the US, UK, Spain and Japan (chart 3, blue curve).
Finally, the weekly GDP proxy indicator continues to fall in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany and Japan, while in Spain it is trying to stabilise. In France, Italy and Belgium, the slight rise seen on the last point was part of a downward trend (chart 3, black curve). This indicator is produced by the OECD using data from Google Trends, which results from searches relating to consumption, the labour market, housing, industrial activity and uncertainty. The indicator shown here is calculated on a rolling basis over one year.