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Chart of the week – GDP developments in euro area
Gabriel SteinSummary: GDP fell by more than expected in most EA countries in Q4 What the chart shows: The chart shows the quarterly percent change in GDP in Q3 and Q4 2012 in the euro area and in its...
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Chart of the week: 25 fastest growing countries, 2015-2050
Gabriel SteinThe 21st Century may well be Africa’s Century – not Asia’sWhat the chart shows: The chart shows the 25 countries with the fastest forecast population growth over the next 25 years. Only...
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Chart of the week: Japanese monetary base and inflation
Gabriel SteinSummary: Kuroda’s efforts may work through yen, not through monetary base What the chart shows: The chart shows the Japanese monetary base and Japanese inflation, both set as an index with...
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Chart of the week: Euro area car sales
Gabriel SteinSummary: EA car sales continued to fall in March, highlighting the weakness of domestic demandWhat the chart shows: The chart shows registrations of new cars in the euro area as a whole...
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Chart of the week: UK inflation dips in year to April
Gabriel Stein Summary: UK trimmed mean inflation is 2% - exactlyWhat the chart shows: The chart shows UK headline consumer price inflation, the old RPI-X measure and trimmed mean inflation, all as...
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Chart of the week: Italian banking system balance sheet
Gabriel SteinSummary: The Italian banking system’s balance sheet is expanding – this could be good newsWhat the chart shows: The chart shows the change in the size of the consolidated balance sheet of...
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Chart of the week: Eurozone unemployment keeps rising
Gabriel SteinSummary: Euro area unemployment rose to an all-time high of 12.2% in AprilWhat the chart shows: The chart shows unemployment as a percentage of the labour force in the 17 countries sharing...
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Chart of the week: US household debt still above sustainable area
Gabriel SteinSummary: US household debt relative to disposable income rose slightly in Q1What the chart shows: The chart shows US households gross debt, relative to personal disposable income. This...
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Chart of the week: Target 2 imbalances
Gabriel SteinSummary: Target 2 imbalances narrow but remain wideWhat the chart shows: The chart shows that Target 2 imbalances, while narrower than a year ago, remain wide – and have stopped...
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Chart of the week: Eurozone inflation not likely to pick up
Gabriel SteinSummary: EA inflation remains subdued and below targetWhat the chart shows: The chart shows euro area (EA) inflation, headline, core (excluding food and energy) and trimmed mean (excludes...
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Chart of the week: Portuguese bond yields jump as government falls into disarray
Gabriel SteinSummary: Spike on Portuguese bond yields show euro crisis not overWhat the chart shows: The chart shows the yield on the Portuguese 10-year benchmark government bond; and the difference...
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Chart of the week: Eurozone car sales flat for 10 months
Gabriel SteinSummary: Euro are car sales have moved sideways for ten monthsWhat the chart shows: The chart shows sales of new cars in the euro area as well as in the four largest EA members, expressed...
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Chart of the week: EU debt/GDP ratios rising
Gabriel SteinSummary: The UK’s debt/GDP ratio fell in Q1; in most of the Eurozone, it roseWhat the chart shows: The chart shows consolidated general government debt/GDP ratios in the UK and the euro...
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Chart of the week: US household savings rate falls after deleveraging of...
Gabriel SteinSummary: Latest GDP revisions also boost household savingsWhat the chart shows: The chart shows US household savings as % of disposable incomeWhy is the chart important: The US Bureau of...
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Chart of the week: UK unemployment falling only slowly
Gabriel SteinSummary: UK unemployment is slowly heading down – but fall likely to speed upWhat the chart shows: The chart shows the UK rate of unemployment as a three-month centred moving averageWhy is...
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Chart of the week: US durable goods orders continue to trend up
Gabriel SteinSummary: Signs that the US economy will remain weak in H2 2013 are multiplyingWhat the chart shows: The chart shows the level of orders for US for and shipments of durable goods (ie,...
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German retail sales trundle along
Gabriel SteinSummary: German retail sales moving sidewaysWhat the chart shows: The chart shows German retail sales in real (inflation-adjusted) terms, with an index where 2010=100Why is the chart...
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Chart of the week: Japanese inflation rises to five-year high
Gabriel SteinSummary: Japanese consumer prices are acceleratingWhat the chart shows: The chart shows the 12-month per cent change in the headline Japanese consumer price indexWhy is the chart...
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Chart of the week: US balance sheets contract
Gabriel SteinSummary: US banks’ falling holdings of risk assets could mean troubleWhat the chart shows: The chart shows US commercial banks’ holdings of Treasury and Agency securitiesWhy is the chart...
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Chart of the week: Eurozone bank deposits recover slightly
Gabriel SteinSummary: Drain on bank deposits in periphery easingWhat the chart shows: The chart shows deposits held by ‘other general government/other EA residents’ relative to the situation in January...
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