Source: Economist Archive:
China: #1 Exporter
8 Apr 2010Overtakes Germany.
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 2010Interesting. But 2005 data?
Big Mac Index Updated: China Undervalued
18 Mar 2010
Insurance Losses from Natural Disasters
18 Mar 2010
Gay Partnerships in USA
9 Mar 2010From The Economist:
The Economist produces quality audio annotated presentations on a number of topics. Here are a few recent ones:
Asia’s Growing Economic Power (a historical perspective) 
China’s territorial Disputes (it’s not just Taiwan) 
Global Fertility 
Wall Street Bonuses
In: Bailout Finance Source: Economist Stock Market US Economy
25 Feb 2010Thanks to Stephen Dobson for the heads up.
Time Spent Retired
23 Feb 2010Official retirement ages have failed to keep pace with rising life expectancy, making pensions increasingly unaffordable. In practice many people in the rich-world OECD countries retire several years early, which lets them enjoy, on average, some 19 years in retirement before death.
Manufacturing Rebound
9 Feb 2010Most industrial countries have recovered (temporarily, at least).
How Far Have We Fallen?
26 Jan 2010GDP, peak to trough.
Global Pharmaceutical Prices
19 Jan 2010and by the way, don’t take cipro without reading the label and drinking a lot of water.
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