NEW DELHI: After a sharp contraction in March and April, movement of goods picked up noticeably in May in line with the phase-wise easing of the lockdown to resume economic activities.
Official data showed that electronic permits raised by businesses for transportation of goods, or e-way bills, and toll payments made by trucks carrying such items across states surged last month.
The partial recovery indicates that with greater relaxations in June, barring containment zones, could further help the manufacturing industry, which hopes rapid recovery in consumption.
Data from GSTN, the company that processes Goods and Services Tax (GST), showed that e-way bill generation jumped a 196% in May to 2.55 crores from 86 lakh bills generated in