Data discoveries of the week, presented in charts. This week we look at some fascinating data on the India’s gig economy, global stock market share, public transportation in India, India’s labour participation, global wealth concentration and more.
- India’s bottled water market is booming.
The size of India's bottled water market was valued at $22.72 billion in 2022 and is projected to reach $36.21 billion by 2030, with CAGR of 6 percent from 2023 to 2030. Here, we present the major players in the industry ???#ChartOfTheDay pic.twitter.com/h3PXWclgRC
— Kuvera (@Kuvera_In) November 17, 2023
2. India’s business confidence comparison with China and the US.?
October data from the Indian Sales Managers Survey shows steady growth across sectors and the Business Confidence Index predicts Q4 expansion. Here's a comparison of Business Confidence between US, China and India.#ChartOfTheDay pic.twitter.com/iGV2rtzCR6
— Kuvera (@Kuvera_In) November 16, 2023
3. In 2020-21, 77 lakh (7.7 million) workers were engaged in the gig economy. This has resulted in questions about the rights of gig workers. Here are the top companies for gig workers. ?
In 2020-21, India's Service sector accounted for 53.89% of the total GVA of ₹179.15 lakh crore, making it the largest one. Industry sector contributes 25.92% with GVA of ₹46.44 lakh crore while the Agriculture and Allied sector has a 20.19% share.#ChartOfTheDay #IndiaEconomy pic.twitter.com/cpgYyGbAks
— Kuvera (@Kuvera_In) November 7, 2023
4. Countries contributing to the global share market
India's global market cap share is predicted to grow significantly, rising from under 3% in 2022 to 8% in 2050 and 12% in 2075. In contrast, the U.S. is expected to see a decline, dropping from 42% in 2022 to 35% in 2030, 27% in 2050, and 22% in 2075.#ChartOfTheDay pic.twitter.com/cydOQ6SuaE
— Kuvera (@Kuvera_In) November 14, 2023
5. Public bus infrastructure across major Indian cities.
As the buzz around the proposed congestion tax in Bengaluru heats up, here's a look at ? public bus infrastructure across some of India's cities. Bengaluru leads with 1 bus per 2,583 people. However, usage of alternative public transport in other cities like Mumbai (~7.2 Million… pic.twitter.com/03ifhELlEO
— Kuvera (@Kuvera_In) November 13, 2023
6. The labor force participation across selected Indian states.
?️A new season of state elections is currently under way with five states voting for their new assemblies over a three-week period.
Here's what the LFPR for the working age (15-59) population looked like in these states in 2022-23?
Read more: https://t.co/m969QJ4wm8 pic.twitter.com/mbZ7PO9kC2
— Centre for Economic Data and Analysis (@CedaAshoka) November 16, 2023
7. The majority of the USA’s international students come from India and China.?
International students make up 5.6 percent of the total U.S. student population. China remained the largest source country for international students with a grand total of 289,526 enrolled in undergraduate, graduate, non-degree and optional practicing training programs. pic.twitter.com/DgbYy71IQl
— Statista (@StatistaCharts) November 16, 2023
8. Which country plays the most video games?
Video games are not only popular among kids. Around the world, millions of adults play video games too.
According to the Statista's Consumer Insights, the Turkey was the country with the highest number of adult gamers in 2023 out of a sample of 56 nations. pic.twitter.com/xE3TLIWx6l— Statista (@StatistaCharts) November 17, 2023
9. The top producing states of India. ??
Top producing states in India
(Data source: Handbook Statistics on Indian States, RBI) pic.twitter.com/6rUruFRxft— Dharmakirti Joshi (DK) (@EconomistDK) November 16, 2023
10. A compilation of some of the cheapest home loan lenders in India right now.
#PersonalFinance | A home loan ? is probably the biggest loan that one takes. Not only in terms of the loan amount, but also tenure which can be 15 years or more. The total final amount that one pays can be double what was borrowed. But a home loan is among the cheapest loans… pic.twitter.com/oHszjLNKe0
— Mint (@livemint) November 14, 2023
11. How much do you need to retire?
A 35-40 year old needs 5 crore if he wants to retire today.
Great chart by Truemind Capital. pic.twitter.com/E3MMPEAcIa
— Ravi Handa (@ravihanda) November 13, 2023
12. Number of medical seats per million population in respective states.
Only 100K MBBS seats for 2.1 million aspirants. Yet, India's fix is the opposite of what you'd expect!
The National Medical Council's (NMC) call to cap medical college seats at 100 per million people blocks some southern states from setting up new institutions or boosting seats. pic.twitter.com/FhBYlKep5C
— The Ken (@TheKenWeb) November 15, 2023
13. Credit card spending in the US is rising.
Credit card balances reflect resilient spending pic.twitter.com/Q3P8g0QByd
— Mike Zaccardi, CFA, CMT ? (@MikeZaccardi) November 14, 2023
14. BofA shows small caps are still cheap.
BofA Global:
Small-caps are the cheapest size segment by market capitalization, trading at a 19% discount to historical averages
Midcap stocks are trading at a 4% discount.
Large-cap stocks are trading at a 12% premium to historical averages
Megacap stocks, represented by… pic.twitter.com/A42N00f9n0
— Tobias Carlisle (@Greenbackd) November 14, 2023
15. World’s largest iron ore producers. India is the 4th largest after Australia, Brazil and China.
Visualizing the World’s Largest Iron Ore Producers ?https://t.co/vXE3zYdaTt pic.twitter.com/JxRaSKgVRF
— Elements (@VCElements) November 15, 2023
16. A comparison of GDP and purchasing power parity for China and Russia. Note Russia’s stagnation over the years. ??
The report reveals that China’s economy has soared by over 700% in 26 years, while Russia’s has stagnated at 112%. The report evaluates the GDP and governance of the two countries, and demonstrates the huge contrast between them. #ChinaRussiaGDP #GDP https://t.co/DU0XFNomzV
— World Economics (@WorldEconomics) November 15, 2023
17. Owning a home has become more affordable than ever in the US.?
US housing market has extremely unaffordable for the average American
Home price to median income ratio has just hi it 7.4X
Signaling that home prices are now more than 7 times the median income.
To put this into perspective, the metric reached a peak of just over 6.75X before… pic.twitter.com/pRbcuRhDoY
— Game of Trades (@GameofTrades_) November 14, 2023
18. The Japanese economy shrank in Q3 of 2023.
Yikes! #Japan's economy shrank -0.5%, significantly more than expected. Q3 saw the worst decline since Q1 2022.
This reduces the pressure on the #BankofJapan to adjust its still extremely loose #monetarypolicy and increases downward pressure on the #Yen.
Intervention coming? pic.twitter.com/5OSbwIeKdq— jeroen blokland (@jsblokland) November 15, 2023
19. Key investment theme of each decade since the 1950s.
Charted: The Key Investment Theme of Each Decade (1950-Today) ?https://t.co/SdsnesCmyt pic.twitter.com/g48tx0E0Zl
— Visual Capitalist (@VisualCap) November 14, 2023
20. Fund Managers see Binds outperforming in 2024.?
FMS investors see bonds as best performing asset class in 2024
you know what to do pic.twitter.com/M1Yvvbv6QJ
— Mike Zaccardi, CFA, CMT ? (@MikeZaccardi) November 14, 2023
21. Share of global stock market vs share of global economy over the last 122 years!
Animation: Stock Market vs. GDP Share, by Country (1900-2022) ?
This graphic by @JamesEagle17 is part of Visual Capitalist’s Creator Program, featuring work from the world’s top data-driven talent ✅https://t.co/Tub2NPF21c pic.twitter.com/TwY7gEA0cG
— Visual Capitalist (@VisualCap) November 16, 2023
22. Indonesia is set to become the world’s 6th largest economy in ~4 years.?
Indonesia is set to be the sixth-largest economy in the world by 2027.
However, the president’s departure next year after a decade in power comes as this giant democracy of 270mn people faces big questions over its trajectory https://t.co/nvPCDc41e4 pic.twitter.com/UTM7WPDyrN
— Financial Times (@FT) November 16, 2023
23. Wealth concentration in the US.
Wealth distribution in US is more concentrated than most are aware
More than 1/4th of total US wealth is held by people above 70 years pic.twitter.com/ClG6SQT45T
— Game of Trades (@GameofTrades_) November 15, 2023
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