Data discoveries of the week, presented in charts. We look at data on India’s credit card usage, wind power capacity and the Gov’s successful DBT scheme, world population visualised with 1000 people and more.
- Direct beneficiary transfer by the Gov.?
The Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) program was initiated to directly transfer subsidies to the underprivileged via Aadhaar-linked bank accounts under 34 central schemes. Here are the year-wise beneficiaries and funds transferred??#ChartOfTheDay pic.twitter.com/c9Fhw0CzM4
— Kuvera (@Kuvera_In) December 7, 2023
2. India’s wind power capacity by states. ?
India has the 4th largest wind power capacity in the world. As of 30 June 2023, India's wind energy installed capacity was 43,773 MW, generating 71,814 million units of electricity in FY 2022-23.
??These states have the highest installed wind power capacity in the country.… pic.twitter.com/dMnc7rKRHW— Kuvera (@Kuvera_In) December 6, 2023
3. Credit card spending hit a record high in October ’23. ?
This festive season, credit card spends in India hit a record ₹1.78 lakh crore in October '23, which is 25% more than the previous month. Here is the bank-wise % share of outstanding credit cards for October 2023. #creditcard #ChartOfTheDay pic.twitter.com/aij6gFq8dt
— Kuvera (@Kuvera_In) December 5, 2023
4. Spend shares of various credit card issuers in Oct.
In October, credit card spending in India reached a record INR 1.78 lakh crore, marking a 25% increase compared to September 2023, while the total number of credit cards issued by domestic lenders rose to 94.71 million, up from 93.02 million in the previous month, amidst an RBI… pic.twitter.com/adcC8viMes
— Kuvera (@Kuvera_In) December 4, 2023
5. Petrol prices across India. ⛽
Petrol prices across India as of 6th Dec 2023 ⛽#ChartOfTheDay #PetrolPrice pic.twitter.com/svCxwiXpdJ
— Kuvera (@Kuvera_In) December 8, 2023
6. Interesting visualization of the world population.
The World as 1,000 People ?️
See the interactive version of this map: https://t.co/K92AMQQV2U pic.twitter.com/IyQGqvBRdv
— Visual Capitalist (@VisualCap) December 8, 2023
7. Which one of your pantry items has the most environmental impact?
Ranked: The Foods With the Largest Environmental Impact ?https://t.co/q4Ea19MpVI pic.twitter.com/qHkxSdmFkW
— Visual Capitalist (@VisualCap) December 8, 2023
8. With 11% of the total share, India leads the global arms imports. ?
Ranked: Share of Global Arms Imports in 2022 ⚔️https://t.co/F8K89Z1kVE pic.twitter.com/OptJppULBM
— Visual Capitalist (@VisualCap) December 6, 2023
9. In India, large shareholders have sold shares worth 1.03 trillion rupees ($12.36 billion) this year, doubling the 2022 figure, driven by a rapid equity market rally. ??
One of the bigger themes of the year for Indian markets — large shareholders cashing in on the equity rally.
In earlier times, such selling may have signalled a peak but not this time. The supply has been easily absorbed.
"I see a baseline of $2.5-3 billion in such sales on a… pic.twitter.com/78MMg5jfR7
— Ira Dugal (@dugalira) December 1, 2023
10. Air pollution measures comparison between India and China.
India is falling behind China in clearing its air. Here’s how the two countries with some of the worst air pollution in the world are following different trajectories.
????️?: https://t.co/4ksdUW6Tk7 pic.twitter.com/F8oFtESwuO
— Bloomberg Graphics (@BBGVisualData) December 7, 2023
11. In 2023 global prices rose by 7.4% on average. Cost of living across the world.
These are the world’s most expensive cities https://t.co/mNm1fUuCFN ?
— The Economist Data Team (@ECONdailycharts) November 30, 2023
12. World’s 5 largest stock markets.
Hyper financialization is the only thing saving the U.S. economy from the mass offshoring of jobs the last 20 years.
You could argue this chart is a gauge of capital efficiency & precisely why M2 money supply is collapsing for the first time since 1949. The real economy is dead pic.twitter.com/Qs1FSYns0K
— Financelot (@FinanceLancelot) December 6, 2023
13. Recoveries and Write-offs for Public Sector Banks in India for FY23.
#MCExclusive | India's state-owned #banks have written off a staggering Rs 3.66 lakh crore worth of loans in the past three financial years, according to data revealed by the #RBI. @jinitparmar10 reports?https://t.co/Ndupd47e8r@RBI #PSB pic.twitter.com/lSnEkAJ1U9
— Moneycontrol (@moneycontrolcom) December 6, 2023
14. Inflation is not on top of search engines anymore.
Google searches on Inflation trending down. People, perhaps, are less anxious about inflation.
Source: Google Trends and CRISIL pic.twitter.com/IucmA1pQah— Dharmakirti Joshi (DK) (@EconomistDK) December 5, 2023
15. Debts vs Equity in emerging markets from 1992. Debt is outperforming.
EM debt outperforms broad EM equities over the long run pic.twitter.com/CbOActEEpO
— Mike Zaccardi, CFA, CMT ? (@MikeZaccardi) December 6, 2023
16. The Goldman Sachs U.S. Financial Conditions Index declined the most on record this November. Things not as tight anymore???
November marked largest monthly % decline in @GoldmanSachs U.S. Financial Conditions Index (indicating loosening in conditions) on record pic.twitter.com/fwI9GFDGvM
— Liz Ann Sonders (@LizAnnSonders) December 5, 2023
17. Brazil’s economy just hasn’t kept pace in over two and a half decades.?
Brazil’s economy has been disappointing for 26 years, as its GDP per capita has barely risen. The report indicates that Brazil’s GDP per capita growth was a mere 33%, while China’s was 598%. #BrazilEconomy #GDP https://t.co/s2QDxZqnEr
— World Economics (@WorldEconomics) December 6, 2023
18. If one bought only on days immediately following up days (+16.7%) , vs bought only on days following down days (+785%). This chart uses S&P 500 tracking ETF (SPY) as a proxy for U.S. stock market for the last 40 years.
This is an interesting pair of stats courtesy of my friends at @bespokeinvest: using S&P 500 tracking ETF (SPY) as a proxy for U.S. stock market dating back to its 1993 inception, they looked at how an investor would have done only owning market on day after "up days" versus only… pic.twitter.com/LQ8nVDzSph
— Liz Ann Sonders (@LizAnnSonders) December 6, 2023
19. World’s top electronic exporters.
Two thirds of all electronics exports come from just six countries. All of these countries are Asian nations. This is part of what the Asian century looks like. Source: https://t.co/xZvOkL5vqf pic.twitter.com/wBNjK7AzxH
— Simon Kuestenmacher (@simongerman600) December 5, 2023
20. Construction PMI in Germany drops, now near Covid-era levels.?
More disturbing news from #Germany. German #Construction #PMI cratered to 36.2 in November, approaching #COVID lows. https://t.co/rwnjssSGh5 pic.twitter.com/Xr82qi8J7y
— jeroen blokland (@jsblokland) December 6, 2023
21. The Buy vs Rent debate is over in the US.?
Insane stat from the Economist
Right now, it's cheaper to rent a two-bedroom dwelling than it is to buy a comparable one for 89% of Americans
Three years ago the figure was 16% pic.twitter.com/x36zlKw0m5
— Morning Brew ☕️ (@MorningBrew) December 5, 2023
22. South African economy remains a laggard.
SA GDP contracted 0.7% annualized in 3rd quarter of 2022. It remains a perennial global post-covid UNDERPERFORMER compared to EVERY country grouping IMAGINABLE, but most notably her peers in BRICS and Emerging Markets (EM) in particular, barely posting growth since before Covid. pic.twitter.com/xM48GnRvOG
— ????? & ????? (@dwaine_van) December 5, 2023
23. China housing market is going through some very tough times.
China is experiencing the biggest housing market correction in its history –JPM
-New home sales down 50% since 2021
-New home starts down 70%
-Real estate investment has fallen 33% pic.twitter.com/xtZDvcqqiv— Gunjan Banerji (@GunjanJS) December 6, 2023
24. American household balance sheets have never been better it seems.?
Yes, we all have heard about M2, LEIs, yield curves, quad poor, etc.
What they don't tell you though is household balance sheets have potentially never been better.
Assets at an all-time high, while liabilities near the same levels they've been for decades. pic.twitter.com/yGxthBP6K4
— Ryan Detrick, CMT (@RyanDetrick) December 5, 2023
25. Active ETF AUM in the US continues to grow.
Since 2019, active ETF AUM shows no signs of slowing pic.twitter.com/WZEPQ74tcu
— Mike Zaccardi, CFA, CMT ? (@MikeZaccardi) December 6, 2023
26. R&D spends by semiconductor companies.?
Intel spends 2x as much as Nvidia in R&D yet lost the AI chips race pic.twitter.com/AcEPonz5Y7
— Siddarth Pai (@siddarthpaim) December 6, 2023
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