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Non-Caveman Comfort Costs
In: Humor Innovative
22 Jun 2009A completely arbitrary list of modern comforts, showing how cheap many things are that we take for granted. (noticeably absent: heating, which has obviously done nothing but go up in price)
Yet Another Recovery Index
In: Bailout Employment Finance Housing Updated regularly US Economy
22 Jun 2009This one from Kiplinger. Pretty standard stuff – a color-coded summary and charts for each of six components. Uses a pretty weak (but easy to understand) recovery threshold: “When at least three of the six indicators go fully positive — with a check mark from us — it’s more than likely that the recession has ended.” The "watch for" section of each indicator are interesting.
Weird Green Shoots
22 Jun 2009Not really a graphic (though there is a slideshow version), Kiplinger lists 10 Quirky Economic Indicators, from movie attendance to alligators and mosquitoes.
States Facing Budget Crisis
22 Jun 2009The article is more interesting than the graphic.
Unemployment Reform
22 Jun 2009Many states are modifying their unemployment benefit laws, some in connection to the recession and some to take advantage of federal stimulus money. Related NYT blog post.
Welfare Rolls Swelling
22 Jun 2009
Food In, Calories Out
In: Food Innovative
22 Jun 2009Colorful presentation of how much exercise you have to do after eating certain foods. Spotted by DataViz.
World Refugees
22 Jun 2009In honor of World Refugee Day (which was Saturday). Roll-overs provide additional detail.
Food Inflation
19 Jun 2009CHANGES in global food prices are affecting some countries much more than others. Despite a big fall from peaks in 2008, food-price inflation remains high in places such as Kenya and Russia. In China, however, falling international commodity prices have been passed on to consumers faster.
Oil Speculation
19 Jun 2009THE oil market is behaving like a bucking bronco again, and politicians are once more blaming speculators for careening prices. It is difficult to assemble a definitive explanation for the rally: a weak dollar helps oil prices, but evidence for improving supply and demand remains thin. Positions held on NYMEX, the New York commodities exchange, have indeed soared.
UK Retail Property Prices
19 Jun 2009
NYC Murder Map
19 Jun 2009Homicide data cut, chopped, sorted, and mapped in all kinds of interesting ways (especially if you live in NYC). Supposedly will be updated regularly. Related article. Hat-tip to Information aesthetics for the find.
Ring Roads of the World
In: Innovative Maps
19 Jun 2009I wish I could find a larger version of this. seems to be lacking a scale too. Strangemaps noticed a few other problems – check out the comments.
Rochester NY Subway?
In: Maps
19 Jun 2009I grew up in Rochester, so this was pretty fascinating to me. I’ve seen references to the abandoned tunnels and always wanted to do some urban spelunking. Originally from rochestersubway.com.
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