This is the literal meaning of the construction day by day. One day passes, then another. They are passing one by one. On one hand from day to day is not necessarily enumerating all days, such that some may be omitted when evaluating the overall trend. Therefore there is a possibility of less consistency in the trend. More @Wikipedia
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