economy

Approval ratings vs. high gas prices

Statistical Visualization / approval, economy, gas, New York Times, prices

For the New York Times, Ruth Igielnik and Katherine Chui charted presidential approval…
Subbed data source, lower inflation estimate

Statistics / Bureau of Economic Analysis, economy, inflation, New York Times

For the New York Times, Ben Casselman reports on a previously undisclosed change…
Word mentions in quarterly earnings calls

Infographics / business, calls, economy, Washington Post

The Washington Post used word usage in earnings calls to gauge how companies…
Americans are paying for tariffs

Statistics / economy, tariff, Wall Street Journal

For the Wall Street Journal, Tom Fairless reports on research from the Kiel…
Trust and transparency in government data

Statistics / David Wessel, economy, government, PolicyViz, trust, uncertainty

Speaking of the BLS, economist David Wessel joins Jonathan Schwabish on the PolicyViz…
Why economic data requires regular updates

Statistics / Bureau of Labor Statistics, economy, estimation

Many are discovering that the Bureau of Labor Statistics updates past estimates, but…
Shrinking U.S. economy after tariffs

Statistics / economy, GDP, Joseph Palitano, tariff

Joseph Palitano breaks down the contribution of tariffs to the shrinking economy.
The…
Charts for Trump’s first 100 days

Statistical Visualization / economy, government

News outlets tend to highlight the first 100 days of a new administration,…
Gas prices and confidence

Statistical Visualization / approval, economy, gas, New York Times, spending, Washington Post

Everywhere you go, gas prices show up on big boards, like a proxy…
Estimating the condition of the economy

Statistical Visualization / economy, New York Times

Measuring the condition of the economy is tricky, because there are many parts…
Boost economy with immigration

Statistical Visualization / economy, immigration

Want to increase the GDP? Easy. Let more immigrants in. Lena Groeger for…
Shift Your Point of View to When America Was “Better”

Data Underload / baseline, demographics, economy

How good or bad something is depends on what you compare against.
International impact of China’s economic slowdown

Infographics / China, economy, Guardian

China’s economic slowdown means a major decline in imports from other countries, which…
Rising beef prices and cattle theft

Statistical Visualization / economy, FiveThirtyEight, food

Eric Benson for FiveThirtyEight delves into cattle theft, which can cost an owner…
Wealth inequality explained in charts

Statistical Visualization / economy, income, wealth

Wealth inequality is a real thing that is complex and a result of…
Household incomes rise

Statistical Visualization / economy, income, Washington Post

Since the recession, it’s taken a while for household incomes to come back…
Jobs recovery and loss, by industry →

Infographics / economy, New York Times, Upshot

Jeremy Ashkenas and Alicia Parlapiano for The Upshot just plopped this interactive sucker…
GDP rises in the UK after spending on illegal activities counted

Statistics / economy, GDP, Tim Harford

The gross domestic product for the United Kingdom rose by 5% seemingly overnight,…
Surviving on minimum wage

Infographics / economy, minimum wage, New York Times

As most of us know, it’s not easy getting by on minimum wage,…
Facial hair trends over time

Statistical Visualization / beards, economy

In 1976, Dwight E. Robinson, an economist at the University of Washington, studied…

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