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With roll-over examples of each figure type.
OECD 2008 Factbook in Gapminder
13 Mar 2009Speaking of Gapminder, the OECD has it’s 2008 factbook dataset available using it:
Trend Compass
In: Interactive Reference
13 Mar 2009Software for making your own motion charts (like Gapminder)
The Master Does it Again
9 Mar 2009Hans Rosling, creator of Gapminder, creates another wonderful presentation on long term global trends (broken up into three parts):
here’s his classic 2006 Ted conference video “Debunking Myths About the ‘Third World'”:
US Home Price Heat Map 1975-2008
6 Mar 2009Animated map of housing prices vs long term trend.
Another Look at Unemployment (3/5 update)
In: Employment Interactive Source: WSJ Updated regularly US Economy
6 Mar 2009A funky look at layoffs that can be sorted in a number of different ways (industry, company, date, etc)
Green Stimulus
In: Bailout Environment/weather Global Economy Interactive Source: FT US Economy
4 Mar 2009
US Trade Deficit 1998-2008
In: Emerging Markets Global Economy Interactive Maps US Economy
2 Mar 2009A colorful animated presentation of US bilateral trade flows.
2008 Foreclosures
2 Mar 2009A nice interactive map from USA today.
(note tabs for volume and historical data)
US Housing: 2000 vs 2007
2 Mar 2009A nice “scrubber” map to compare the use of dangerous loans.
From USA Today.
RBS Losses Explained
2 Mar 2009Interactive chart explaining fall of RBS.
2009 FDI Projections and IMF Loans
In: Emerging Markets Finance Global Economy Interactive Maps Source: FT
2 Mar 2009Net capital flows to emerging markets are set to drop to $165.3bn this year, down from $928.6bn in 2007, according to the Institute of International Finance. IMF loans are shown on the second tab.
US Recession Comparison
In: Finance Interactive Source: WSJ Stock Market Updated regularly US Economy
2 Mar 2009This is a slightly complicated interactive way of viewing 5 different indicators across different recessions periods. It takes a minute to figure out how to work it, but it’s nifty once you do.
The Total Bailout Tab (through Feb 19)
In: Bailout Finance Interactive Source: NYT Updated regularly US Economy
27 Feb 2009
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