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Public sector and economic data can be daunting. In chart form it all becomes so much more digestible.
Each week we publish a chart that illuminates a different aspect of the economy.
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Chart of the week: Global population
  • Article
  • 19 May 2022
Our chart this week looks at how the estimated global population of almost 8bn people is distributed around the world.
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Chart of the week: Real interest rates
  • Article
  • 12 May 2022
Our chart this week looks at how real interest rates – net of inflation – remain stubbornly negative despite recent increases in the Bank of England base rate.
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Chart of the week: Fuel prices
  • Article
  • 05 May 2022
Our chart this week gives a breakdown of what makes up the cost of petrol and diesel, which continue to soar in price despite the temporary cut in fuel duty.
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Chart of the week: VAT receipts by quarter
  • Article
  • 28 Apr 2022
This week’s chart highlights how the VAT deferral scheme is almost entirely behind higher VAT receipts in recent quarters, providing a note of caution to recent media headlines welcoming bumper tax revenues.
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Chart of the week: G7 economic growth
  • Article
  • 21 Apr 2022
The latest IMF economic forecasts put the UK at the bottom of the pile in 2023, but our chart this week elevates the UK to fifth place out of seven by looking at average growth for the four years from 2020 to 2023.
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Chart of the week: UK International Reserves
  • Article
  • 13 Apr 2022
We take a look at the UK’s official international reserves that are held to safeguard sterling and support monetary policy.
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Chart of the week: GCSE maths grade inflation
  • Article
  • 07 Apr 2022
Our chart this week looks at the grade inflation challenge facing 16-year-olds across England as they study for their forthcoming GCSEs in the third year of the pandemic.
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Chart of the week: US proposed federal budget 2023
  • Article
  • 31 Mar 2022
Our chart this week illustrates the $5.8trn federal budget for the 2023 fiscal year proposed by President Biden to Congress for approval – a process that will not be straightforward.
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Chart of the week: Spring Statement 2022
  • Article
  • 24 Mar 2022
This week we look at the Spring Statement, where the story is all about inflation as the Chancellor responded to the pressures that have contributed to the cost of living crisis.
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Chart of the week: pre-Spring Statement debt forecast
  • Article
  • 17 Mar 2022
This week’s chart reviews the sharp increase in the national debt to GDP ratio as we reflect on the challenges facing Chancellor Rishi Sunak.
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