Data discoveries of the week, presented in charts. This week we look at countries struggling with inflation across the world, the cost of water across the world, most expensive cities to buy a home and more.
- Inflation eased in India and US, but some countries are still struggling.
Global central banks are struggling with rising inflation in 2023. India's inflation eased in March and fell under the RBI's tolerance level, but the UK and Italy are still grappling with inflation.
Check out the graph below for the inflation rates of major world economies.?… pic.twitter.com/evYEFz5TJr
— Kuvera (@Kuvera_In) April 26, 2023
2. Stats on the state of schools in India 
In 2021-22, India has a total of 14.89 Lakh schools ? teaching 26.52 Crore students.
Data on enrollment ratio, dropout rate, teacher-student ratio, and more??
? this.#ChartOfTheDay #data #Schools #IndiaEducation pic.twitter.com/XkTENanApS
— Kuvera (@Kuvera_In) April 19, 2023
3. How much does a 1.5L bottle of water cost around the world 
What's the price of a 1.5L bottle of mineral water across the globe? Take a look?
? this.#ChartOfTheDay #waterprice #data pic.twitter.com/Iyv0ngn1Fn
— Kuvera (@Kuvera_In) April 24, 2023
4. The most expensive cities to buy a home 
(average price in $ per square meter)
Based on the price of property per square meter, here are the top 10 most expensive cities to buy a home.?
? this.#ChartOfTheDay #expensivehome #data pic.twitter.com/JRZaCG0Jb2
— Kuvera (@Kuvera_In) April 25, 2023
5. A picture of the cost of living crisis in the UK. Over 30% of 25-54-year-olds are forced to borrow to make ends meet.
Almost 40% of 35- to 44-year-olds in the UK have been forced to borrow to make ends meet in the cost of living crisis. https://t.co/c2babFX8AE pic.twitter.com/MFBTbnWLBu
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) April 27, 2023
6. An infographic to help you plan your summer holiday. Visa waiting time, airfares and hotel costs for some popular destinations.
Go east young man. At least for your vacation this summer. Europe and the US have multiple issues – expensive flights, visa delays and expensive hotels. South-East Asia is closer, and possibly gives more 'bang for your buck' Story by @Shiprasorout https://t.co/ePqxBRVHW7 pic.twitter.com/vHk9lWECqL
— Neil Borate (@ActusDei) April 26, 2023
7. Time for Q1 earnings reports. First off, Google. Its Q1 revenues increased 2.6% over same period last year. This is the 4th slowest growth rate in Google’s history. $GOOGL
Google's Q1 revenues increased 2.6% over the prior year, the 4th slowest growth rate in company history. Q1 net income declined 8.5% YoY, the 5th consecutive quarter of negative YoY growth, the longest down streak in company history. $GOOGL pic.twitter.com/J887ibNPTy
— Charlie Bilello (@charliebilello) April 25, 2023
8. Then we have Microsoft. Its Q1 revenues hit a record high of $52.86 billion, up 7% YoY. $MSFT
Microsoft Q1 revenues hit a record high of $52.86 billion, up 7% YoY. After reporting negative YoY growth in Q3-Q4 of 2022, Q1 net income increased 9% YoY to $18.3 billion. $MSFT pic.twitter.com/dvuMJSl0U8
— Charlie Bilello (@charliebilello) April 25, 2023
9. Next up is Facebook, with Q1 revenues up 2.7% over the prior year. This marked the end of a string of negative growth quarters. $META
Facebook Q1 revenues were up 2.7% over the prior year, ending its streak of negative YoY quarters at 3. Net income declined 24% to $5.7 billion as costs increased 10% and operating margins fell to 25% from 31% in Q1 2022. $META pic.twitter.com/yxua7zA23A
— Charlie Bilello (@charliebilello) April 26, 2023
10. Where does plastic come from, and where does it go?
Charted: The Global Plastic Waste Trade ?
This piece by @OurWorldInData is part of Visual Capitalist’s Creator Program, featuring work from the world’s top data-driven talent ✅https://t.co/gXqALLvd27 pic.twitter.com/nX73VOYOjJ
— Visual Capitalist (@VisualCap) April 26, 2023
11. Card spending for April in the US increased by 15.5%, reversing the March slowdown.
A slowdown in consumption in March appears to have unwound in April, according to the latest weekly payment card transactions data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis. For the week ending April 18, card spending advanced 15.5% with the four-week moving average running 9.4%. pic.twitter.com/268dh9Kfxp
— RenMac: Renaissance Macro Research (@RenMacLLC) April 25, 2023
12. Housing inventory in US is likely to soften.
Mortgage rates rising should continue to soften home sales, but on the other side of the coin, housing inventory is likely to continue to soften. pic.twitter.com/pokMNKaxFr
— Peter Mallouk (@PeterMallouk) April 26, 2023
11. The First Republic Bank crisis seems to be an isolated case, not creating a domino effect. As yet.
'The good news is that First Republic’s problems do not seem to be sparking contagion in the rest of the banking system.'
Try the FT's markets newsletter for free for 90 days https://t.co/cmcFNzv0vE pic.twitter.com/vCm2IHZk2y
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) April 26, 2023
12. Who’s buying fossil fuels from Russia?
The Countries Buying Russian Fossil Fuels Since the Invasion ??https://t.co/Pb2XefQZWV pic.twitter.com/TdWRiZKUdH
— Elements (@VCElements) April 24, 2023
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