It had been down up to 72%. And location data provider Foursquare says that gas and fast food visits are back to pre-COVID-19 levels in the American Midwest.
Whether governments, medical professionals, and scientists want it to or not, people seem tired of the shutdown and eager to get back to some semblance of normal life.
Grocery store visits are down to normal levels, after being 30-40% higher than normal in late March as people tried to stock up for a long shutdown.
While the Apple data is measured by people searching Apple Maps for directions, the Foursquare data is captured by people actually visiting locations.
Gyms: still down 65-69%. Clothing stores: still down 72%. Furniture stores: still down 56-60%. Movie theaters: still down 75%. Nail salons, on the other hand, are "Only" down 38-42%, and hotels in the Midwest are down just 49%, compared to a 63-70% decline in other regions.
Interestingly, as Apple's data from Canada shows, while driving and walking are edging back up to normal levels, people are avoiding transit, which is still down 79% from pre-Coronavirus levels.
"People are feeling the itch to get back to the real world," Foursquare says.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnkoetsier/2020/05/01/apple-data-shows-shelter-in-place-is-ending-whether-governments-want-it-to-or-not/#1f4bf5686fb5
Whether governments, medical professionals, and scientists want it to or not, people seem tired of the shutdown and eager to get back to some semblance of normal life.
Grocery store visits are down to normal levels, after being 30-40% higher than normal in late March as people tried to stock up for a long shutdown.
While the Apple data is measured by people searching Apple Maps for directions, the Foursquare data is captured by people actually visiting locations.
Gyms: still down 65-69%. Clothing stores: still down 72%. Furniture stores: still down 56-60%. Movie theaters: still down 75%. Nail salons, on the other hand, are "Only" down 38-42%, and hotels in the Midwest are down just 49%, compared to a 63-70% decline in other regions.
Interestingly, as Apple's data from Canada shows, while driving and walking are edging back up to normal levels, people are avoiding transit, which is still down 79% from pre-Coronavirus levels.
"People are feeling the itch to get back to the real world," Foursquare says.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnkoetsier/2020/05/01/apple-data-shows-shelter-in-place-is-ending-whether-governments-want-it-to-or-not/#1f4bf5686fb5
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