'It will mark the costliest day of action across the whole of the eight-month current strike period': Economists give early estimates on the costs of today's strikes
"It will, however, mark the costliest day of action across the whole of the eight-month current strike period," the CEBR said.'Bigger industrial action looms ahead'
According to the data company Springboard, footfall across retail centres across London was down 16.5% compared to last week and down 9.2% in other cities across the UK. The sat nav company TomTom said that traffic at the 9am peak was down 43% in Liverpool and Bristol, compared to the same time last Wednesday.
On the London tube network, the number of entries and exits up until 10am this morning was down 23% on last week to 1.39 million, while bus usage was down 18% to 1.12 million journeys.
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