Data discoveries of the week presented in charts. We look at world’s most popular sandwiches, spices production, India’s households assets in equity, growth in NSE registered investors and more.
1. Here are the world’s top sandwiches 🥪
According to @TasteAtlas, here are the world's top sandwiches 🥪 Spotted our vada pav? How many have you had? #ChartOfTheDay pic.twitter.com/Q7cIaaLUb8
— Kuvera (@Kuvera_In) May 17, 2024
2. India is the world’s largest producer and consumer of spices. A look at spice exports trend over the decade.
India is the world’s largest producer and consumer of #spices. It exported almost $4.3 billion last fiscal year, marking a 12.3% year on-year growth. A look at 🇮🇳 spice exports trend over the decade 👇🏻
1/2 pic.twitter.com/HvGdh8wT7T
— Kuvera (@Kuvera_In) May 15, 2024
3. The average Indian household holds 4.7% in equities of its total assets. How much do you have?
The average Indian household holds 4.7% in equities of its total assets. How much do you have?#ChartOfTheDay pic.twitter.com/O5zXNxC39O
— Kuvera (@Kuvera_In) May 14, 2024
4. NSE’s registered investor base grew by 22% during 2023, making it a market of over 85 million investors. A look at the growth trend.
NSE registered investor base grew by 22% during 2023, making it a market of over 85 million investors. A look at the growth trend.#ChartOfTheDay #NSE #investor pic.twitter.com/zFfLAYZg8E
— Kuvera (@Kuvera_In) May 13, 2024
5. Central banks continue buying gold, despite fluctuations in market prices. RBI’s net purchases in gold amounted to 18.51 tonnes in the first quarter of 2024.
Central banks continue buying gold, despite fluctuations in market prices. RBI's net purchases in gold amounts to 18.51 tonnes in the first quarter of 2024.#ChartOfTheDay pic.twitter.com/WhtnuBW2lx
— Kuvera (@Kuvera_In) May 16, 2024
6. Tesla prices have never been lower.
Buying a Tesla is becoming more and more affordable with each passing month. The average price of a used Tesla is now down to a record low of $31,173. That's 54% below the average price from just two years ago. $TSLA pic.twitter.com/TqBedThLz3
— Charlie Bilello (@charliebilello) May 14, 2024
7. The sheer scale of US Federal debt!
If your salary was $500,000 per day, every day (weekends/holidays included) since The Great Pyramid in Egypt was built…
..and you spent *nothing*…
..you'd still have LESS money today than the U.S Government borrowed in March to operate through Sep of 2024…🤯#bitcoin pic.twitter.com/k54MhToUet
— 🏔Adam O🏔 (@denverbitcoin) May 14, 2024
8. And here’s the cost of servicing that debt – 12% of US govt. spending.
US debt servicing costs currently make up 12% of government spending, via Apollo's Torsten Slok. That could go up substantially if rates stay high and spending habits continue as they are. pic.twitter.com/uyAzYZ9uCJ
— Lisa Abramowicz (@lisaabramowicz1) May 13, 2024
9. US April CPI forecasts by leading American banks.
Inflation forecasters expect the core CPI rose 0.30% in April, which would lower the 12-month rate to 3.6% from 3.8% in March.
Headline CPI is projected to have climbed 0.37% in April, which would lower the 12-month rate to 3.4% from 3.5% in March. pic.twitter.com/Xujfd4lT5A
— Nick Timiraos (@NickTimiraos) May 15, 2024
10. The story of the week was the GameStop meme stock. Back in the news again.
This is absolutely wild:
The P/E ratio of Gamestop, $GME, has spiked to a WHOPPING 1,210x.
In other words, it costs $1,210 to purchase just $1 of earnings generated by $GME.
By comparison, the P/E ratio of Nvidia, $NVDA, is 34x.
Meanwhile, $GME is up nearly 400% this month… pic.twitter.com/jlR66eTz13
— The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) May 14, 2024
11. Of the US companies that have reported their Q1 earnings, ~80% have beat estimates by an average of 8.41%.
With 459 companies reporting Q1 earnings, 79% are beating estimates by an average of 8.41%. Per the chart below, the year-over-year growth estimate has improved from +2% at the start of earnings season to +7%. pic.twitter.com/VZhUjINcgL
— Jurrien Timmer (@TimmerFidelity) May 14, 2024
12. Southeast Asia’s GDP per capita, by country.
Mapped: Southeast Asia’s GDP Per Capita, by Country 💰️
📲 Want more content like this with daily insights from the world’s top creators? See it first on the @VoronoiApp.https://t.co/RmkgONNAT3 pic.twitter.com/oUuDSmoxJL
— Visual Capitalist (@VisualCap) May 13, 2024
13. How the leaders in team collaboration stack up.
Now that Google is finally starting to impress on their product, their distribution advantage will kick in shortly. A good reminder: when distribution is proprietary, distribution wins (Comcast vs Netflix), when distribution is commoditized, best product wins (chrome vs IE), when… pic.twitter.com/PaKAwGpTm5
— Hemant Mohapatra (@MohapatraHemant) May 14, 2024
14. Copper production by country in 2023.
Visualizing Copper Production by Country in 2023 ⛏️
From @VCElements—bridging the gap between global trends shaping our future, and the raw materials powering them ⚡️https://t.co/heUvA97Xtc pic.twitter.com/PeGpmEVl6u
— Visual Capitalist (@VisualCap) May 14, 2024
15. The most significant cyber attacks from 2006-2020, by country.
The Most Significant Cyber Attacks from 2006-2020, by Country ⚠️
From the archive: https://t.co/dtDx8Dt9pX pic.twitter.com/HGqugbG4ys
— Visual Capitalist (@VisualCap) May 14, 2024
16. Google remains the niche player in the Smartphone market.
Having worked with various hardware makers before, #Google debuted the “made by Google” Pixel smartphones in 2016. But despite good reviews and attractive price points, the company never really cracked the smartphone market.
— Statista (@StatistaCharts) May 15, 2024
17. Global population growth peaked six decades ago.
Global population growth peaked six decades ago
Today's data insight is by @EOrtizOspina.
You can find all of our Data Insights on their dedicated feed: https://t.co/mgOCb47n8S pic.twitter.com/XQp7UKOt2Y
— Our World in Data (@OurWorldInData) May 16, 2024
18. India is a global growth leader, contributing 15% of world output growth in the last decade.
India is a global growth leader, contributing 15% of world output growth in the last decade. How did it achieve this feat and what are the implications? Read our report here: #IndiaGlobalGrowth https://t.co/3gtlhiDZPk
— World Economics (@WorldEconomics) May 17, 2024
19. Visualising the rise of the U.S. as a top crude oil producer.
Visualizing the Rise of the U.S. as Top Crude Oil Producer 🛢️
See the full infographic: https://t.co/1QDkwQz8MS pic.twitter.com/lcn5Cy7UG2
— Elements (@VCElements) May 16, 2024
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