Source: Economist Archive:
Modern Television
28 Jul 2010A videographic full of interesting charts and facts. For example: we all watch more television then we think we do.
The Big Mac Index
25 Jul 2010Asia remains the cheapest place to enjoy a burger. China’s recent decision to increase the “flexibility” of the yuan has not made much difference yet. A Big Mac costs $1.95 in China at current exchange rates, against $3.73 in America. [...] In other words the yuan is undervalued by 48%.
Is the Tour de France Getting Easier?
20 Jul 2010
Global Debt
In: Finance Global Economy Interactive Maps Source: Economist
25 Jun 2010Often these charts only deal with government or household debt – this one covers it all. Click on any country to bring up a time series chart – use the tabs at the top to view time series of debt types.
The Economist Redraws Europe
4 May 2010
Economist Covers
12 Apr 2010The Economist magazine always has interesting designs on the cover. If you’re looking for inspiration for economic imagery, you can view them online going back to 2000, including by the different editions (US/EU/etc):
China: #1 Exporter
8 Apr 2010
UK Swing
8 Apr 2010Lots of people appear to be concerned with the potential “swing” in the upcoming UK elections.
BBC’s interactive “Swingometer”: 
Opinion polls (with nice interactive features): 
I don’t know who copied who, but the Guardian also has it’s own “swingometer” (move the dot on the little pie chart on the right to adjust swing amount) and interactive poll-chart. 
Life Expectancy in America
25 Mar 2010
Big Mac Index Updated: China Undervalued
18 Mar 2010
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