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Chart of the week: End of the first quarter (century)
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- 09 May 2025
Our chart this week marks the end of the first fiscal quarter of the 21st century on 31 March 2025 by comparing it with the previous four quarters in the 20th century.
Chart of the week: Canada’s trade with the US
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- 02 May 2025
Our chart this week takes a look at trade between the US and Canada, a major factor in Canada’s recent general election.
Chart of the week: One trillion pounds (almost)
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- 25 Apr 2025
Our chart this week takes a look at how UK public sector net debt has increased from £1,816bn to £2,814bn over the past five years – an increase just £2bn short of £1tn.
Chart of the week: Regional incomes
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- 17 Apr 2025
Our chart this week looks at how median household disposable income varies across the UK, with the South East region topping the rankings and the West Midlands region at the bottom.
Chart of the week: US and China trade
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- 11 Apr 2025
Our chart this week looks at trade between the US and China following the 145% tariffs imposed on China by President Trump in the latest twist in his global trade war.
Chart of the week: trade with the US
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- 04 Apr 2025
Our chart this week looks at trade with the US in light of the 10% tariffs imposed on the UK by President Trump on ‘liberation day’.
Chart of the week: Pre-Spring Forecast forecast
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- 21 Mar 2025
Our chart looks ahead to next week’s Spring Statement by looking back at the fiscal forecast prepared by the OBR last October.
Chart of the week: Quangos
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- 14 Mar 2025
Talk of a ‘bonfire of quangos’ prompted our chart this week to look at how the number of central government public bodies has grown significantly over the past decade.
Chart of the week: ECB balance sheet
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- 07 Mar 2025
Our chart this week takes a look at the balance sheet of the European Central Bank, the central bank for the Eurozone.
Chart of the week: Gold
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- 28 Feb 2025
With President Trump planning to visit Fort Knox to check up on the US government’s gold reserves, our chart this week looks at just how much gold is owned by governments around the world.
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Each week we publish a chart that illuminates a different aspect of the economy.