Estimating the condition of the economy

September 14, 2022

Topic

Statistical Visualization / economy, New York Times

Measuring the condition of the economy is tricky, because there are many parts to the economy. You can’t just say it’s good or bad. So Ben Casselman and Lauren Leatherby, for The New York Times, broke it down with a series of charts to view from different angles.

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