Data Updates

Src: @rbreich.bsky.social

$17/hr minimum wage? Gains in productivity suggest that it should be more.

Relevant!

(As of June 2024)

Trending!

Done!

Zoomers care more about making money than any generation in at least 50 years

Egg prices in the US have hit an all-time high

Size of U.S. House of Representatives, 1789-2009

Source: wikipedia.org

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While real agricultural prices have trended downward since 1900, agricultural production has outpaced population growth

Source: Sam Knowlton (@samdknowlton on Twitter)

Line charts showing Turkey search peaks at Thanksgiving, followed by side dishes.

Happy Thanksgiving. Eat lots.

Manufacturing accounts for a relatively small and declining share of total employment in rich countries The decline in manufacturing jobs — such as those in factories or industrial plants — often draws significant attention in political debates and media reports in the US, especially when tied to discus...

Data fact of the day:

Manufacturing accounts for a relatively small and declining share of total employment in rich countries

The global per capita food production of 49 different fruits, vegetables, and nuts from 1961 to 2022

A very pretty and interesting chart by @maxroser.bsky.social

The internet is forever? 38% of webpages from 2013 are no longer accessible

Source: @pewresearch.org

Despite a massive head start, BlueSky has now overtaken Threads in the US 👇

Today’s chart: Weather forecasts have become much more accurate.

In the US a 4-day forecast is now as accurate as a 1-day forecast 30 years ago.

15% of Gen Z is “maxed out” (current balance > 90% of credit limit) on credit cards

Source: NY Fed via @byheatherlong.bsky.social

Real housing prices (US, Canada, Australia, Japan) 1975-Present

Source: Dallas Fed

Every governing party facing election in a developed country this year lost vote share, the first time this has ever happened

Source: @financialtimes.com

Chart showing the number of days per year between 1940 to 2024 where global average temperatures have exceeded a range of temperature thresholds. Everyday in 2024 has been above 1.25°C and there have been more days above 1.5°C than any other year. For 2024 the chart shows data up to November 13.

According to ERA5 data there have been more days in 2024 with temperatures exceeding 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels than any other year. 2024 will potentially be the first year with no daily temperatures below 1.25°C.

Income gains widely shared in early postwar decades – but not since then

Source: @centeronbudget.bsky.social

U.S. federal deficit grew in 2024 ($1.8 trillion), third-largest on record

Source: Reuters

Line chart showing that the global number of people aged 65 years and older is projected to double within the next 30 years (by 2054).

The global number of people aged 65 years and older is set to double within the next thirty years

Chart: Number of lives saved by vaccination from 1974 to 2004 Data source: Shattock et al. (2024). Contribution of vaccination to improved child survival: modelling 50 years of the Expanded Programme on Immunization. Credit: Gavi Alliance

Vaccines are one of the most important inventions humans have ever made. Period.