Data discoveries of the week, presented in charts. This week we look at some fascinating data on FDI on AI, India’s smartwatches OEM, global air pollution, India’s stock market hitting all time highs and more.
- India is the most preferred destination for AI investments?
? AI is reshaping FDI. Since 2016, there's been a huge influx of R&D projects in AI, with a whopping 778 projects worth $26.8B. India leads the pack with 26.2% of these investments ?, ahead of Canada, Singapore, Israel, & the USA. #ChartOfTheDay #FDITrends pic.twitter.com/F5QvMb84bw
— Kuvera (@Kuvera_In) November 28, 2023
2. India is the world’s largest smartwatch market, here are the largest OEMs in the industry ?
India’s smartwatch shipments grew 21% YoY in Q3 2023 (July-September), according to the latest research by @CounterPointTR. The growth was driven by high inventory build-up for the festive season sales in October. Here are the largest market share holders in Q3, 2023 ?… pic.twitter.com/lVHqrVYmBD
— Kuvera (@Kuvera_In) November 30, 2023
3. India’s Toll Collections 2022 – 2023?
According to the RBI, Indian economy's demand conditions remain firm. While E-way bills reached an all-time high of ₹10.3 crores in October 2023, Toll collection receipts expanded by 24% (y-o-y) to ₹55.3 billion.#ChartOfTheDay pic.twitter.com/6LTCVPDidA
— Kuvera (@Kuvera_In) November 29, 2023
4. India’s most visited heritage sites.
Exploring ?? India's rich heritage through its top 10 most visited monuments! From architectural wonders to historical treasures, these sites showcase India's diverse culture and vibrant past✨ #ChartOfTheDay #IncredibleIndia pic.twitter.com/gbDvI4O8l4
— Kuvera (@Kuvera_In) November 27, 2023
5. Indian stocks hit a $4 trillion market capitalization for the first time.
? India Market Capitalization hits $4.06 trillion. pic.twitter.com/keXMYl2HzZ
— Indian Tech & Infra (@IndianTechGuide) November 30, 2023
6. Economic projections for 2024.
Ranked: The Fastest Growing Economies In 2024 ?https://t.co/JquVQ8kSv7 pic.twitter.com/n3OrUFkkFb
— Visual Capitalist (@VisualCap) November 29, 2023
7. Most parts of the world did not meet the annual WHO recommendation for clean and healthy air in 2022.
Mapped: Air Pollution Levels Around the World in 2022 ?https://t.co/jdngdl9DrY pic.twitter.com/9Q0WmCGdZG
— Elements (@VCElements) November 27, 2023
8. Which sector in India has the most number of female employees?
Full analysis, based on data compiled from 300 annual reports, published in #MintPlainFacts recently:
https://t.co/tsxeA2Cw8h@niti_kiran @pbhatt1691 @nandita_venky https://t.co/haa7tFrQtw— Tanay Sukumar (@TanaySukumar) November 25, 2023
9. The top 10 countries with the largest forest area ??
Where are all the forests?
??Russia alone holds 20% of global forested areas, with ??Brazil, ??Canada, the ??USA and ??China making up the rest of the top 5.
The top 10 countries hold over half (66%) of the world’s forests.?#forest #russia #data #dataviz #datavisualisation pic.twitter.com/tLROFV8PEv— Genuine Impact (@genuine_impact) November 10, 2023
10. World’s most profitable sports.
What is the most profitable sport?
⚽️Soccer, the world's most popular sport, takes the lead with an astonishing $50 billion in annual revenue?.#football #soccer #sport #data #dataviz #datavisualisation #datavisualization pic.twitter.com/Xt7vmKz9Cv— Genuine Impact (@genuine_impact) October 27, 2023
11. Which country fishes the most?
Who fishes the most??
?Among the top 10 fishing nations, five are located in Asia, with China taking the lead by catching nearly 12 million tons of fish in 2020. Asia boasts numerous seafood delicacies, such as fish balls in China??, sashimi in Japan??, and ceviche in Peru??. pic.twitter.com/oL5nWQaoCk— Genuine Impact (@genuine_impact) October 26, 2023
12. A breakdown of U.S. GDP by industry in 2023.
Visualizing U.S. GDP by Industry in 2023 ?https://t.co/3j3ejqqEtk pic.twitter.com/ry2vKxejuT
— Visual Capitalist (@VisualCap) November 30, 2023
13. Here’s India’s income percentile. The top 1% earn more than ₹3.7 lakhs/month. And the bottom 80% earn less than ₹15,000/month.
This is a superb chart.
Top 1% earns more than Rs.3,70,000 a month
Top 3% – Rs.1,00,000
Top 5% – Rs.64,380
Top 10%- Rs 25,000
Beyond top 10%, life is extremely difficult.
If you ask me, considering medical and educational cost, life is difficult if you're not in top 5% pic.twitter.com/TkeCPU6PR2
— D.Muthukrishnan (@dmuthuk) November 29, 2023
14. Defaults on multi-family housing in the US near the levels during the Financial Crisis. Multifamily residential, or MDU, is a housing type where several separate residential units are housed within one building or a complex – e.g apartments. Delinquents could be landlords or developers.
CAUTION: Housing defaults have just reached the highest levels since 2013
This is not looking good pic.twitter.com/hftYQEtRQi
— Game of Trades (@GameofTrades_) November 27, 2023
15. Meanwhile, the prices of single-family homes are down 18% Y-o-Y.
Let me know how the ‘sticky’ inflation narrative is working out, when median new home prices in October sunk a record -18% YoY, taking out the worst point (-15%) we saw in the Great Recession. pic.twitter.com/uEEBQgT3wI
— David Rosenberg (@EconguyRosie) November 27, 2023
16. Also, prices of Lithium for batteries are down 70% to $22,797 per metric tonne after hitting close to $76,000/ton in Jan 2023.??
Battery-grade lithium prices are down over 70% from their peak in January as a result of weaker EV demand and the slowdown in China. pic.twitter.com/Be4o4p9Den
— Charlie Bilello (@charliebilello) November 27, 2023
17. The global supply chain pressure has collapsed to a record low.?
Paging all inflationistas.
According to the New York Fed, global supply chain pressures just collapsed to a new record low since index inception back in September 1997… pic.twitter.com/H4LFgM1fIF
— Julien Bittel, CFA (@BittelJulien) November 27, 2023
18. Biggest retailers in the US.
Ranked: The Biggest Retailers in the U.S. by Revenue ?https://t.co/FDWEXcnNLw pic.twitter.com/BPwLAUk1An
— Visual Capitalist (@VisualCap) November 27, 2023
19. In China, the #HangSeng Index hit a new low, and is now down 25% from its peak in Jan 2023.
While most investors are focused on the recent rally in the US, things look far less upbeat elsewhere.
The #HangSeng Index just made a fresh low and has dropped below 17,000 points. The index is down 25% from its peak in late January! #China pic.twitter.com/LOsXuMkPBT— jeroen blokland (@jsblokland) November 29, 2023
20. Tech cos now need more capex than the traditional ones!?
In an unprecedented shift, AI and other technological advancements now require more capital investment than sectors traditionally associated with natural resources.
To be precise:
The S&P 500 tech companies, including Amazon and Alphabet, collectively allocate a higher annual… pic.twitter.com/pHBgKDv9Kp
— Otavio (Tavi) Costa (@TaviCosta) November 29, 2023
21. The economy of France shrunk in Q3.?
France's economy unexpectedly shrunk in Q3. pic.twitter.com/ElPuL4YISg
— jeroen blokland (@jsblokland) November 30, 2023
22. This #BlackFriday season, the US saw an overall credit growth of 20% to fuel an additional 7.5% in spending compared to last year. Total spends this year were $9.8 billion. All credit, no savings?
BREAKING: Buy Now Pay Later spending soars 20% compared to last year on Black Friday.
It's also expected to jump 19% on Cyber Monday to a record $782 million.
As excess savings in the US have gone from $2 trillion to zero, Americans are relying on debt more than ever.
In other… pic.twitter.com/Rs46aOxGJe
— The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) November 27, 2023
23. This tells us more about the rise of credit above. Savings as a share of income is contracting in the US. Guess when did this happen earlier?
This has ONLY occurred 2 prior times since 1947
Savings as a % of income is now contracting
Indicating that people are find it VERY hard to save
The last 2 contractions happened in: 2008 and 2020
We all know what happened in both those instances… pic.twitter.com/rI94zpnfxv
— Game of Trades (@GameofTrades_) November 27, 2023
24. China’s bad loans climb to new heights.?
(Bloomberg) #China wants to force Chinese banks to provide (unsecured) loans to the battered down #realestate sector. Likely, this merely transfers issues from one sector to another. pic.twitter.com/CM3K3ZXh0T
— jeroen blokland (@jsblokland) November 28, 2023
25. Exposure of Financial advisors to gold.
What further reinforces the undeniably strong case for gold today is the consistent neglect of the metal as a defensive alternative over the past few decades.
This is evident in the significant underrepresentation of precious metals among traditional investment strategists.
If… pic.twitter.com/SB9TXIWImA
— Otavio (Tavi) Costa (@TaviCosta) November 27, 2023
26. Price trends of Gold vs Brent Oil over the last couple of months.?
#Gold (+7%) vs. #Oil (-16%) since late September. pic.twitter.com/FXgF6xwUMn
— jeroen blokland (@jsblokland) November 27, 2023
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