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INFOGRAPHIC CONTACT SHEET Issue date: Sep 21th–27th 2013 1/2 Potted history Sources: Independent Drug Monitoring Unit; Crime Survey England and Wales *Skunk Cannabis*: 6 7 8 9 10 11 24 25 26 27 28 29 2000 02 04 06 08 10 11 used in last year, 16- to 59-year-olds, % price per 1/8th of an ounce, £ 2013 prices C B Class B Not so marginal Source: Lord Ashcroft polls Conservative seats targeted by Labour Voting intentions, % point change since 2010 10 5 0 5 10 + UKIP Labour Others Lib Dem Conservative VIETNAM LAOS THAILAND MYANMAR C H I N A Ya n g zi J i n s h a L a n c a n g D a d u Mekong N u S a l w e e n Three Gorges dam Xiaonanhai Chongqing CHONGQING Guiyang Kunming 400 km Beijing CHINA CHONGQING Selected dam projects (both built & planned) Future warriors? Source: “The Mystery of Missing Female Children in the Caucasus”, by Marc Michael et al, June 2013 Number of baby boys born per 100 baby girls 100 105 Natural Ratio 110 115 120 125 Georgia Azerbaijan Armenia Ukraine 1985-89 1990-94 1995-99 2000-04 2005-09 na 2 All change Source: Bloomberg *September 6th Top-ten companies ranked by market value*, $bn 200 220 240 180 160 300 320 340 280 260 400 380 360 420 440 460 2009 2013 Chevron PetroChina General Electric Walmart Johnson & Johnson Microsoft Berkshire Hathaway Google Apple Exxon Mobil HSBC Royal Dutch Shell China Mobile CCB PetroChina Exxon Mobil Walmart Petrobras Microsoft ICBC United States China Britain Brazil Netherlands 1 On the up America’s share of the world’s biggest firms Ranked by market value, September 6th, % Sources: Bloomberg; The Economist 0 20 40 60 80 100 2000 02 04 06 08 10 12 13 Biggest 10 Biggest 50 3 Less success America’s share of the world’s biggest firms Ranked by net income, September 6th, % Sources: Bloomberg; The Economist 0 20 40 60 80 100 2000 02 04 06 08 10 12 13 Biggest 10 Biggest 50 The capital-freeze index Sources: Economist Intelligence Unit; IMF; Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute; World Bank; “A New Measure of Financial Openness”, by Menzie Chinn and Hiro Ito, Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis, 2008; The Economist Vulnerability to a sudden stop in capital inflows in emerging markets*, 2012 or latest Maximum risk=20 Interactive: Compare these emerging economies across different indicators at Economist.com/freeze13 *Based on current-account balance, credit growth, short-term gross external debt and external debt payments as % of reserves, and financial openness 0 15 20 10 5 Turkey Romania Poland Mexico Colombia Peru Argentina Indonesia Chile Hungary Brazil Egypt Ukraine India Venezuela South Africa Thailand Bangladesh Pakistan Russia Vietnam Philippines Malaysia China Saudi Arabia Algeria Exchange greats Source: BIS *Adjusted for local and cross-border inter-dealer double-counting; percentages sum to 200% as two currencies are involved in each transaction Not covered by CLS Global foreign-exchange market* % of average daily turnover 0 10 20 30 40 US dollar Euro Japanese yen British pound Australian dollar Swiss franc Canadian dollar Mexican peso Chinese yuan New Zealand dollar 87.0 84.9 Apr 2010 Apr 2013 Pride after the fall Source: Eurostat *Forecast GDP, 2007=100 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 2000 02 04 06 08 10 12 13* Ireland Germany Greece United States Latvia Outlook: unsettled Source: Federal Open Market Committee *Q4 year on year Range of projections by FOMC members, excluding three highest and three lowest projections US GDP, % change* 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 4 + Actual 2008 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Central tendency of projections World GDP* Sources: IMF; The Economist *Estimates based on 52 economies representing 90% of world GDP. Weighted by GDP at purchasing-power parity % change on a year earlier 2007 08 09 10 11 12 13 4 2 0 2 4 6 + Rich countries United States Emerging markets China Total Not there yet Source: World Bank *People living on less than $1.25 a day at 2005 PPP Number of people in poverty*, by region, bn % of developing world population 0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 1981 90 99 2010 East Asia and Pacific South Asia Sub-Saharan Africa Other 52.2 43.1 34.0 20.6 Founders’ grace Source: Lester Salamon et al Philanthropic foundations formed in privatisations, Total assets, by nationality, 2012, $bn 0 5 10 15 20 Italy United States Germany New Zealand Austria Britain Czech Rep. Number 72 103 199 29 36 33 21 74 Median household income United States, constant 2012 $’000 50 52 54 56 58 2003 05 07 09 11 12 Median household income United States, constant 2012 $’000 48 52 56 60 2003 05 07 09 11 12 Boeing share price Source: Thomson Reuters $ 2010 11 12 13 40 60 80 100 120

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Potted history

Sources: Independent Drug Monitoring Unit;Crime Survey England and Wales *Skunk

Cannabis*:

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2000 02 04 06 08 10 11

used in last year,16- to 59-year-olds, %

price per 1/8th of anounce, £ 2013 prices

C BClass B

Not so marginal

Source: Lord Ashcroft polls

Conservative seats targeted by LabourVoting intentions, % point change since 2010

10 5 0 5 10+–

UKIP

Labour

Others

Lib Dem

Conservative

VIETNAM

LAOSTHAILAND

MY

AN

MA

R

C H I N A

Yangzi

Jinsha

Lancang

Dadu

Mekong

Nu

Salw

een

ThreeGorges

damXiaonanhai

Chongqing

CHONGQING

Guiyang

Kunming

400 km

Beijing

C H I N A

CHONGQING

Selected dam projects(both built & planned) Future warriors?

Source: “The Mystery of Missing Female Children in theCaucasus”, by Marc Michael et al, June 2013

Number of baby boys born per 100 baby girls

100 105Natural Ratio

110 115 120 125

Georgia

Azerbaijan

Armenia

Ukraine

1985-89 1990-94 1995-992000-04 2005-09

na

2All change

Source: Bloomberg *September 6th

Top-ten companies ranked by market value*, $bn

200

220

240

180

160

300

320

340

280

260

400

380

360

420

440

4602009 2013

ChevronPetroChina

General ElectricWalmart

Johnson &Johnson

Microsoft

BerkshireHathaway

Google

Apple

Exxon Mobil

HSBC

Royal DutchShell

China Mobile

CCB

PetroChina

Exxon Mobil

Walmart

Petrobras

MicrosoftICBC

UnitedStates

China

Britain

Brazil

Netherlands

1On the upAmerica’s share of the world’s biggest firmsRanked by market value, September 6th, %

Sources: Bloomberg; The Economist

0

20

40

60

80

100

2000 02 04 06 08 10 12 13

Biggest 10

Biggest 50

3Less successAmerica’s share of the world’s biggest firmsRanked by net income, September 6th, %

Sources: Bloomberg; The Economist

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20

40

60

80

100

2000 02 04 06 08 10 12 13

Biggest 10

Biggest 50

The capital-freeze index

Sources: Economist Intelligence Unit; IMF; Sovereign WealthFund Institute; World Bank; “A New Measure of FinancialOpenness”, by Menzie Chinn and Hiro Ito, Journal ofComparative Policy Analysis, 2008; The Economist

Vulnerability to a sudden stop in capital inflowsin emerging markets*, 2012 or latestMaximum risk=20

Interactive: Compare these emerging economiesacross different indicators at Economist.com/freeze13

*Based on current-account balance, credit growth,short-term gross external debt and external debt

payments as % of reserves, and financial openness

0 15 20105

TurkeyRomaniaPolandMexicoColombiaPeruArgentinaIndonesiaChileHungaryBrazilEgyptUkraineIndiaVenezuelaSouth AfricaThailandBangladeshPakistanRussiaVietnamPhilippinesMalaysiaChinaSaudi ArabiaAlgeria

Exchange greats

Source: BIS

*Adjusted for local and cross-border inter-dealerdouble-counting; percentages sum to 200% as two

currencies are involved in each transaction†Not covered by CLS

Global foreign-exchange market*% of average daily turnover

0 10 20 30 40

US dollar

Euro

Japanese yen

British pound

Australiandollar

Swiss franc

Canadiandollar

Mexican peso

Chinese yuan†

New Zealanddollar

87.084.9

Apr 2010Apr 2013

Pride after the fall

Source: Eurostat *Forecast

GDP, 2007=100

50

60

70

80

90

100

110

2000 02 04 06 08 10 12 13*

IrelandGermanyGreece

United StatesLatvia Outlook: unsettled

Source: FederalOpen MarketCommittee

*Q4 year on year †Range of projectionsby FOMC members, excluding three

highest and three lowest projections

US GDP, % change*

3

2

1

0

1

2

3

4

+

Actual

2008 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

Central tendency† of projections

World GDP*

Sources: IMF; The Economist

*Estimates based on 52 economies representing90% of world GDP. Weighted byGDP at purchasing-power parity

% change on a year earlier

2007 08 09 10 11 12 134

2

0

2

4

6

+

Rich countriesUnited States

Emerging marketsChina Total

Not there yet

Source: World Bank*People living on less than

$1.25 a day at 2005 PPP

Number of people in poverty*, by region, bn

% of developing world population

0

0.5

1.0

1.5

2.0

1981 90 99 2010

East Asia and Pacific South AsiaSub-Saharan Africa Other

52.2 43.134.0

20.6

Founders’ grace

Source: Lester Salamon et al

Philanthropic foundations formed in privatisations,Total assets, by nationality, 2012, $bn

0 5 10 15 20

Italy

United States

Germany

New Zealand

Austria

Britain

Czech Rep.

Number

72 103

199

29

36

33

21

74

Median household incomeUnited States, constant 2012 $’000

50

52

54

56

58

2003 05 07 09 11 12

Median household incomeUnited States, constant 2012 $’000

48

52

56

60

2003 05 07 09 11 12

Boeing share price

Source: Thomson Reuters

$

2010 11 12 13

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60

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Africa’s big diggers

Source: IMF*More than 20% of government revenue

comes from resource taxes

Sub-Saharan Africa, resource exports% of total exports, 2005-10 average

Fiscally dependent* oil exportersOther fiscally dependent* countriesOthers

0 20 40 60 80 100

AngolaEq. GuineaCongoNigeriaGuineaGabonCongo Braz.ChadBotswanaZambiaSierra LeoneMaliNamibiaNigerCameroonZimbabweTanzaniaGhanaC.A.R.South Africa

2Easing by printing

Sources: Bank of England; Bank of Japan; ECB;Federal Reserve; Thomson Reuters

Central-bank assets, $trn

2008 09 10 11 12 130

1

2

3

4Europe

Japan

United States

Britain

1As low as you can go

Source: Thomson Reuters

Interest rates, %

2008 09 10 11 12 130

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2

3

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Federal-fundstarget rate

Bank of Englandbase rateBritain’s ten-yeargov’t-bond yield

US ten-yeargov’t-bond yield

Apocalypse postponed

Source: CongressionalBudget Office

*Assumes continuation ofcurrent policies

Federal debt as % of GDP forecastAlternative fiscal scenario*:

0

50

100

150

200

250

2013 20 25 30 35 38

2012

2013

None of our business

Source: Pew Research Centre *September 12th-15th 2013

% replying*

0 20 40 60 80

Do you approve or disapprove of the decision todelay air strikes on Syria?

ApproveDisapprove

Will Syria give up chemical weapons?

YesNo

If Syria doesn’t give up chemical weapons do youfavour or oppose air strikes?

FavourOppose

0 20 40 60 80

0 20 40 60 80

*To Sep 18th †Mar 14th-17th 2013

Shootings down; high-profile shootings up

Sources: Centres for Disease Control and Prevention; Mother Jones; Pew Research Centre

Gun-related murdersPer 100,000 people

Deaths from mass shootingsPer 1m people

Compared with 20 years ago hasthe number of gun crimes inAmerica gone up, gone down orstayed the same?% replying†

0

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4

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1981 90 2000 110

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1982 90 2000 13*

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60

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Goneup

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WA

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CAWY

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NMAZ

NV UT

TX OK

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ND

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NE

KSINIL

MIWI

ME

NYPA

MT

MSTN

AL

KYNC

FL

WV

SC

VA

GAMD

OH

Stoner states

AK

HI

States in which the sale of marijuana is:

Source: National Conference of State Legislatures

Legal forrecreational use

Legal formedicinal use

Illegal

Adding value the Tencent way

Sources: GK Dragonomics; Fathom China *Virtual goods, etc

Internet firms’ revenue by source, 2012, % of total

0 20 40 60 80 100

Tencent

Sina

Baidu

Google

Facebook

7.0

0.5

3.5

50.1

5.1

Revenue, $bn

Value-added services*AdvertisingE-commerce

Other

Source: Company websites*Of South Africa †47 of 49

stores are joint ventures

SOUTHAFRICA

0

20

40

60

80

Zimbabwe

Namibia

Botswana

Zambia

Angola

Mozambique

Nigeria

Tanzania

KenyaUganda

Others

KENYAUGANDA

ZIMBABWEZAMBIA

NAMIBIABOTSWANA

TANZANIA

MOZAMBIQUEANGOLA

NIGERIA

ShopritePick n PayMassmartWoolworths*

Heading northNumber of retail outlets outside South Africa2013