Data discoveries of the week, presented in charts. We look at data on India’s electricity production, cotton production capacity and the Gov’s successful FASTag scheme, US unemployment data and more.
- Electricity generation in India. ?
India is the third-largest producer and consumer of electricity worldwide, with an installed power capacity of 423.35 GW as of July 31, 2023. Here is India's electricity generation in the past year.?#ChartOfTheDay pic.twitter.com/c4b7Gn3YwS
— Kuvera (@Kuvera_In) December 20, 2023
2. Diesel prices across India on 18th Dec. ?
⛽Price of fuel includes excise duty, value added tax (VAT, which differs from state to state), and dealer commission. ?️Fuel price varies every day due currency exchange rate, crude oil cost, global cues etc. Here are Diesel prices across India ??#ChartOfTheDay pic.twitter.com/2LtrS0ycHE
— Kuvera (@Kuvera_In) December 18, 2023
3. Toll revenue collected via FASTag.
FASTag implementation has ensured that the average waiting time at toll plazas has reduced to 47 seconds from 714 seconds! A look at revenue collected month-wise in 2023 v 2022 ??#ChartOfTheDay pic.twitter.com/3giUrFjp01
— Kuvera (@Kuvera_In) December 19, 2023
4. Top cotton producing countries in the world.
Cotton, often referred to as the "white gold" of agriculture, is a major commercial crop in India and contributes to a significant 23% of the world's cotton production. Let's take a closer look at the top cotton producers in the world. ?#ChartOfTheDay pic.twitter.com/2NKJpVW6Ts
— Kuvera (@Kuvera_In) December 21, 2023
5. The Index of Industrial Production (IIP) surged to a 16-month high, marking an 11.7% YoY increase, in October 2023.
India's industrial production soared by 11.7% year-on-year in October 2023, led by significant gains in manufacturing, mining, and electricity sectors, outperforming market expectations.#ChartOfTheDay pic.twitter.com/r7iy6eYwPk
— Kuvera (@Kuvera_In) December 22, 2023
6. Visualisation of the bull and bear market in the past 60 years.
Visualizing 60 Years of Stock Market Cycles ??https://t.co/AC8IOsIPMM pic.twitter.com/51eBqNDJX6
— Visual Capitalist (@VisualCap) December 21, 2023
7. Craving a samosa? Here’s how much it’s gonna cost you in different India cities.
Already time to tell kids how samosas used to cost ₹5 and ₹10 once upon a time…
(From #MintDataBytes, a new feature we launched a few weeks ago) pic.twitter.com/Fd1bRGEoyj
— Tanay Sukumar (@TanaySukumar) December 18, 2023
8. Silver’s price movements during recessions compared to changes in the S&P 500.
Silver vs. Stocks: Comparing Performance During Recessions ?https://t.co/qu1bmX4z2j pic.twitter.com/F6ArlsE0K6
— Elements (@VCElements) December 22, 2023
9. Top exporters of Christmas decorations. ??
According to data extracted from the UN Comtrade database, China accounts for 66 percent of global exports of Christmas tree lighting sets and 90 percent of exports of other Christmas decorations excluding candles and natural trees. pic.twitter.com/UqB1KBU3wU
— Statista (@StatistaCharts) December 20, 2023
10. Wikipedia’s most popular articles this year.
#ChatGPT marked a turning point for artificial intelligence, allowing millions of users to experiment with generative AI. So, it may come as no surprise that the topic has become the most visited English #Wikipedia article this year. pic.twitter.com/66HDgvaXlD
— Statista (@StatistaCharts) December 19, 2023
11. Here’s what happened every minute on the Internet in 2023.
#YearEnder: Every minute of 2023?️
? #Amazon shoppers spent $455K
?60K tweets were posted
?241 million emails were sent
?41.6 million #WhatsApp messages were sent out
?4 million posts liked by #Facebook usersTake a look at what happened on the internet every minute of… pic.twitter.com/PZeFADkgNM
— Moneycontrol (@moneycontrolcom) December 20, 2023
12. No one was expecting this! UK’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose by 3.9% in November, a decrease from October’s 4.6%, short of the anticipated 4.4% increase.
⚠️BREAKING:
*UK NOVEMBER CPI INFLATION RISES 3.9% Y/Y; EST. 4.3%; PREV. 4.6%
*LOWEST SINCE SEPTEMBER 2021
???? pic.twitter.com/zXos04zFQc
— Investing.com (@Investingcom) December 20, 2023
13. This week, Japan’s Nikkei 225 surged 1.5%, reaching a new 33-year peak and its highest point since 1990.
⚠️BREAKING:
*JAPAN'S NIKKEI 225 JUMPS 1.5% TO NEW 33-YEAR HIGH, RISES TO HIGHEST LEVEL SINCE 1990
???? pic.twitter.com/AFQxqiY0Xy
— Investing.com (@Investingcom) December 20, 2023
14. Biggest tail risk every quarter since June 2011. The newest one is geopolitical instability.
We have a new “biggest tail risk”
"Worries about inflation and central banks is rapidly diminishing… Meanwhile, geopolitical risk has jumped…" – BofA Global Fund Manager Survey pic.twitter.com/tIIH6a0tKI
— Sam Ro ? (@SamRo) November 14, 2023
15. Estimates for 4Q23 U.S. GDP growth.
Estimates for 4Q23 U.S. GDP growth (q/q ann.) have moved up most for models from @AtlantaFed (green) and @Economics (blue) over past few weeks; latter is a bit milder … not much movement from @NewYorkFed model (pink) pic.twitter.com/Pqm6PFWvNM
— Liz Ann Sonders (@LizAnnSonders) December 20, 2023
16. Crude oil prices are rolling downhill.??
Drivers can expect to end 2023 with gasoline prices around their lowest levels of the year. On Tuesday the national average price of gasoline was $3.08 per gallon, according to AAA data.
It could go lower. https://t.co/IU6ChuvGCx pic.twitter.com/ZgKfEfDC1F
— Yahoo Finance (@YahooFinance) December 20, 2023
17. BofA fund manager survey reveals investors are bullish on bonds – the most in the last 15 years.?
Investors haven't been this bullish on bonds in 15 years –according to the BofA fund manager survey pic.twitter.com/83fMqDeXUx
— Gunjan Banerji (@GunjanJS) December 19, 2023
18. The Magnificent 7 outpaces the S&P 493 by 63%, gaining 75% this year vs the latter’s 12%. Overall, the S&P 500 is up 25%, with the top 7 companies driving massive growth, marking a historic shift in the market.
The gap between the Magnificent 7 and the S&P 493 (remaining 493 companies) is now 63%.
This year, the Magnificent 7 is up a massive 75% while the remaining 493 companies are up just 12%.
Combined, the S&P 500 is up ~25%, more than doubling the S&P 493's total return.
In other… pic.twitter.com/oPvdpg7TZw
— The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) December 19, 2023
19. Meanwhile, the Magnificent 2!
ONLY 2 names, Apple and Microsoft, make up a staggering 13.9% of the S&P 500 index
Let that sink in pic.twitter.com/pKYmVz6qMJ
— Game of Trades (@GameofTrades_) December 20, 2023
20. Global debt is USD 235 trillion, 238% of global GDP.?
According to the #IMF, global #debt totaled 238% of global #GDP. This translates into USD 235 trillion of debt spread across the world.
For comparison, #gold has a market cap of USD 13 trillion, or 5.5% of global debt. #Bitcoin has a market cap representing 0.4% of global debt. pic.twitter.com/cscRKut715— jeroen blokland (@jsblokland) December 20, 2023
21. China’s slowdown has its fallout with the middle class resolving to cut spending.?
China's economic slowdown has high-earning professionals spending less and saving more. That's bad news for global brands https://t.co/k0VzKEwz18 pic.twitter.com/rtN63vIC8c
— Bloomberg (@business) December 20, 2023
22. Unemployment rate trend in the US. Roughly the same levels over the last two years.
The biggest thing many have missed is that macro growth cycles are very slow moving. Even boring.
This cycle looks more like old time ones than the bubble/crisis/reflation V-shape most of us have known. And policy makers today are making efforts to extend it. Thread. pic.twitter.com/rpYtopm68Y
— Bob Elliott (@BobEUnlimited) December 19, 2023
23. Share of key currencies in global SWIFT payments.
Wow, the #Yuan's share of global #SWIFT payments spiked to 4.61% in November. This is despite #China rolling out its own international payment system (#CIPS). Also, the #Euro's share of global SWIFT payments dropped to the lowest level on record. pic.twitter.com/ZwGVy8gDHc
— jeroen blokland (@jsblokland) December 21, 2023
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