Presenting data discoveries of the week in charts. We look at solar installations in India, fastest-growing consumer markets, surge in U.S. penny stock trading, gold reserves in Q1 FY 2024, inward remittances from major countries and more.
1. Quarterly solar installations in India since 2017.
India added 10GW of solar capacity in Q1 2024, a ~400% YoY increase compared to the 2GW installed in Q1 2023. Here are the quarterly solar installations in India since 2017??#ChartOfTheDay pic.twitter.com/neubMa6fC1
— Kuvera (@Kuvera_In) June 10, 2024
2. India’s consumer base is estimated to grow 46% by 2030.
India boasts one of the fastest-growing consumer markets in the world. Studies say that it would further grow 46% by 2030. Here's a chart that projects the number of consumers by 2030??#ChartOfTheDay pic.twitter.com/YqWabyWyfH
— Kuvera (@Kuvera_In) June 11, 2024
3. Surge in U.S. penny stock trading triggers warnings about overheated markets.
Surge in U.S. penny stock trading triggers warnings about overheated markets.#ChartOfTheDay pic.twitter.com/2pihRIDtc0
— Kuvera (@Kuvera_In) June 12, 2024
4. Top 10 countries with the most gold reserves in Q1 FY 2024.
While officially abandoned in the 1970s, #Gold reserves still find favour of central banks in times of economic uncertainty. A look at the top 10 countries with the most gold reserves in Q1 FY 2024??#ChartOfTheDay #GoldReserves pic.twitter.com/zKiDYaNJdW
— Kuvera (@Kuvera_In) June 13, 2024
5. Look at the inward remittances from major countries.
According to the World Bank, India’s inward #remittances are estimated at US$ 135 billion in 2024, which is 15.2% of the global remittances. A look at the inward remittances from major countries ??#ChartOfTheDay pic.twitter.com/8kB4oRaJQU
— Kuvera (@Kuvera_In) June 14, 2024
6. RBI’s Current Situation Index vs Private final consumption expenditure (PFCE) growth.
#MintCharts | The new government starts off on a firm economic footing, thanks to three years of strong growth and a restrained fiscal position.
However, consumption demand, which accounts for 56% of #India’s #GDP, has slowed as rural areas were hit by #inflation and low wage… pic.twitter.com/zysD4uK9Iz
— Mint (@livemint) June 11, 2024
7. How might India’s D2C market evolve in the coming years.
If you are wondering what to build, here's how the D2C market is expected to evolve in the next 4 years.
– Home-essentials is expected to grow the most but remains the hardest to crack with least margins.
– Beauty, personal care & Fashion is high-margin and has fastest path… pic.twitter.com/N7GDV3qQkv
— Tarun (@tarunmallappa) June 12, 2024
8. Mapping US inflation (CPI) between 1967-1985 and 2014 to present. History rhymes.
BofA: History doesn’t repeat but it rhymes, even inflation history
US CPI analog between 1967-1985 and 2014 to present pic.twitter.com/uz0dq7y0m7
— Mike Zaccardi, CFA, CMT ? (@MikeZaccardi) June 11, 2024
9. The iShares Russell 2000 ETF, which significantly outperformed large caps over 10 years since it started, is now underperforming the S&P 500 Index for the first time ever.
For the first time ever, $IWM is now underperforming $SPY since its May 2000 inception pic.twitter.com/wm63DDeu0W
— Mike Zaccardi, CFA, CMT ? (@MikeZaccardi) June 11, 2024
10. Love tennis? A table that shows that even the greatest of champions have a point win % of under 55.
Pretty fascinating…that is actually an amazing point win % in tennis. All time there are only 3 tennis players that have a point win percentage >54%
Nadal – 54.49%
Djokivic – 54.48%
Federer – 54.10% pic.twitter.com/2dVqyuKXgJ— 247 Drip? (@247_drip) June 10, 2024
11. Digital video overtook traditional television viewership hours in the US in 2022, and the gap is widening.
? Key stat: US adults will spend 55 minutes more per day with digital video than with traditional TV in 2024, per our February 2024 forecast.
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— EMARKETER (@eMarketer) April 3, 2024
12. Profitability heatmap of US automakers by quarter.
Fascinating chart showing profitability of every automaker:
(Source: alojoh, via Steve Greenfield) pic.twitter.com/LReRgdVqLv
— Car Dealership Guy (@GuyDealership) June 5, 2024
13. Apple stock performance on the first day of the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) since 2007.
Apple performed poorly on the first day of its WWDC conference, but that hasn't been uncommon in the iPhone era. $AAPL pic.twitter.com/L4NTbMOhSL
— Bespoke (@bespokeinvest) June 11, 2024
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