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17 May 2009

More good work from AP. Shows unemployment, foreclosures, bankruptcy, and a composite “stress index”. Double click on a region to zoom in; click&hold to move around.

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European GDP Map (Q109)

In: Emerging Markets Global Economy Interactive Maps Source: WSJ

17 May 2009

Not much information here – just updated GDP data. Related article.

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New York Foreclosures

In: Housing Interactive Maps Source: NYT Source: Ritholtz

17 May 2009

Very detailed interactive map of NY area foreclosures – over time, zoom in, even just type in an address. Related article. (Hat tip to Ritholtz for the find)

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Chart Chooser

In: Graphic Design (general) Interactive

15 May 2009

Interactive aid for picking the right chart, from Juice Analytics.

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Colors

In: Graphic Design (general) Interactive Maps

15 May 2009

Picking colors for visualizations is always a tough chore. Cindy Brewer’s ColorBrewer is a helpful tool. Don’t forget to click on the “Learn More” button in each option group to see explanations of categorization and color theory.

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Bad Time to Graduate

In: Employment Interactive Source: WSJ US Economy

15 May 2009

“The bad news for spring’s college graduates is that they’re entering the toughest labor market in at least 25 years. The worse news: Even those who do land jobs will likely suffer lower wages for a decade or more.” Related article. Tab through related stats in the below graphic:

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Writedown Estimates (again)

In: Bailout Finance Global Economy Interactive Source: FT US Economy

14 May 2009

As we noted a couple weeks ago, the IMF released estimates of bank writedowns past and future in this years GFSR. Below is today’s FT interactive graphic of the same info (the total is $4 trillion if you were wondering).

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Housing Listings (April)

In: Housing Interactive Source: WSJ

13 May 2009

Housing inventory sortable by city, current (April) and over last 18 months (ZipReality data). As usual, the data is clouded by foreclosures. Related WSJ article.

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OECD Business Cycle Clock

In: Global Economy Interactive Reference US Economy

12 May 2009

The OECD has a nifty toy, the Business Cycle Clock, where you can construct animations of business cycles for different countries. The example below shows USA Industrial Production, Business Confidence, Consumer Confidence, and a Composite Leading Indicator – the arrow heads show March 09 and the tails the previous periods. The four quadrants show downturn/slowdown/expansion/recovery. You can even throw up two different countries to compare performance. I wish there was a way to export the animations.