Data discoveries of the week, presented in charts. This week we look at interesting data about cost of genome sequencing, India’s railway electrification, growth of India’s online economy, the link between recession and unemployment and more.
1. Data depicting the decrease in the cost of human genome sequencing ?
? The groundbreaking Human Genome Project began in 1990, aiming to decode the entire euchromatic human genome. It was completed in 2003?See how the cost of sequencing has drastically decreased over time. ?#ChartOfTheDay #HumanGenomeProject #DNASequencing pic.twitter.com/DrgXl5WHgb
— Kuvera (@Kuvera_In) June 28, 2023
2. The progress in India’s ambitious dream of achieving 100% railway electrification ??
? India's Electric Rail Network: 14 Indian states & UT have achieved 100% electrification by FY 2022-23 ?️#IndianRailways #ChartOfTheDay pic.twitter.com/6RS3qKh0ai
— Kuvera (@Kuvera_In) June 27, 2023
3. India’s online economy is growing at a break neck pace ?
By 2030, India's ?? online economy is projected to soar to a staggering $900-$1000 billion, with Healthtech and B2B Ecom promising max growth. ??#DigitalIndia #Indianeconomy #ChartOfTheDay pic.twitter.com/705ZclssiM
— Kuvera (@Kuvera_In) June 29, 2023
4. Credit card companies rely heavily on interest rates for their revenue, another reason why you should pay your dues on time ?
Wow, what a story this chart tells. Card companies making 50% revenue via interest income. So much roll over of monthly dues happening? Thanks to such ‘geniuses’ some of us get unlimited free access to lounges and air miles without paying any annual fees. Keep it going bro! pic.twitter.com/RVrYhBGCsV
— Samit Singh (@kumarsamit) June 29, 2023
5. The highest currency denominations in other countries and their economic significance. ???
Currency denominations… that's what we explore in @livemint #PlainFacts today.
We scanned central bank websites from across the world to explain how denominations work and what the withdrawal of the ₹2,000 note means:https://t.co/b03oGVYDtd@shuja_asrar @pbhatt1691 pic.twitter.com/4vrSsbFmiW
— Tanay Sukumar (@TanaySukumar) June 28, 2023
6. Adding a tad bit of sweetness to your day ?, top sugar producing countries in the world.
Today's Infographic: Major Sugar Producing Countries in the World
?? Brazil – 28%
?? India – 18%
?? China – 10%
?? Thailand – 8%
?? Pakistan – 3% pic.twitter.com/120j2lrm2H— FinMedium.com – Investing Made Easy (@FinMedium) June 24, 2023
7. Predicting the equities and fixed income market performance.
10-Year Annualized Forecasts for Major Asset Classes ?https://t.co/MBJkjyxZFk pic.twitter.com/f6yMFb8SGE
— Visual Capitalist (@VisualCap) June 28, 2023
8. Increasing percentage of S&P500 companies making new 52 week highs.
S&P 500 starting to see more favorable trend in terms of % of members making new 52-week high … getting to consistent double-digit territory an important step from here pic.twitter.com/kWc1C4bBdx
— Liz Ann Sonders (@LizAnnSonders) June 30, 2023
9. Interesting data on the link between recession and unemployment in the US ??
Visualizing the Link Between Unemployment and Recessions ?https://t.co/obHDIemQrE pic.twitter.com/n5tiqJ8soO
— Visual Capitalist (@VisualCap) June 30, 2023
10. Recession, no recession? Maybe this data will help ?
The Bloomberg ECO US Surprise Index has risen to the highest since February 2021. “These just aren’t the sorts of numbers you see in an economy careering toward a recession.” https://t.co/6kNJJTzBWe pic.twitter.com/128D8RFUGs
— Lisa Abramowicz (@lisaabramowicz1) June 28, 2023
11. Post the debt ceiling suspension, the US national debt has increased significantly ?? ?
$800 billion increase in US National Debt since the debt ceiling was suspended just a few weeks ago. pic.twitter.com/knqUCutsAV
— Charlie Bilello (@charliebilello) June 29, 2023
12. Data confirms the correlation between a decline in cigarette consumption and a decrease in lung cancer mortality. ?
The greatest public health campaign of all time ? pic.twitter.com/kyTohMlNeL
— Science Is Strategic (@scienceisstrat1) June 27, 2023
13. Enjoy every tomato-filled bite while you still can ?
?? After remaining largely stable in recent months, tomato prices have begun to rise.
Explore the data here: https://t.co/j5gZrpygzy pic.twitter.com/njZyb6VygP
— Centre for Economic Data and Analysis (@CedaAshoka) June 26, 2023
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