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INFOGRAPHIC CONTACT SHEET w06 Issue date: 2013.02.09 1/2
Balance
Trading at a loss
Sources: Bank of England; ONS *First three quarters
Trade as % of GDP Effective exchange rate January 2005=100
Current-account deficit As % of GDP
9
6
3
0
3
6
9
+
–
1997 99 2001 03 05 07 09 11 12*
TransfersGoodsServicesIncome
75
80
85
90
95
100
105
5
4
3
2
1
0
1+
–
1991 95 2000 05 10 12
*
Greek shoots
Source: IOBE
Economic confidence indicator100=long-term average
2007 08 09 10 11 12
70
80
90
100
110
120
2Roaring inflation
Source: DailyNK
North Korea’s:
2009 10 11 12 1310,000
8,000
6,000
4,000
2,000
0
0
2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
exchange ratewon per $, inverted scale
rice pricewon per kg
1Getting connected
Source: InterMedia
important sources of information, % access to media platforms, %
*Refugees surveyed in 2010 †Korean language
nil
nil
North Koreans’*:
0 20 40 60 80
Word of mouth
DVD
Domestic TV
South KoreanradioForeign radio†
Domesticnewspapers
Chinese TVSouth KoreanTVDomestic radio
0 20 40 60 80
Television
DVD player
Radio
VCD player
Computer
Mobile phone
MP3 player
Satellite TV
Internet
Tsars in their eyes
Source: International Centre for Finance, Yale University
Capital gains, $ terms, January 1865=100
1865 8070 90 1900 10 170
100
200
300
400
500
600
New York Stock Exchange
St Petersburg Stock Exchange
Cape fear
Source: Thomson Reuters
2007 08 09 10 11 12 130
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
6
7
8
9
10
11
12VIX Index South African rand to US $
Non-linear
Source: CEIC
Hong Kong yuan-denominated depositsYuan bn
2010 11 120
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
Pyrrhic victory
Sources: Thomson Reuters; Bank of England
Exchange rates
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2010 11 12 13
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5
80
85
90
95
100$ per ¤
Euro trade-weighted,January 2010=100
Concentration test
Sources: OECD PISA; Economist Intelligence Unit
*Increase over global mean for children with >1 year of pre-school compared with those with none (accounting for socio-
economic background), 2009. Standard deviation=100
The effect of pre-school on reading scores*Selected countries
0 20 40 60 80 100
Israel
Singapore
Belgium
United States
France
Hong Kong
Switzerland
Denmark
Britain
Finland
South Korea
EIU Starting Well Index, 2012. Maximum score=100
61.0
58.8
84.7
60.3
81.0
66.2
69.9
83.5
87.9
91.8
72.5
China:Yuan-denominated trade settlementstrn
2010 11 1200.20.40.60.81.0
Oceanic layer cakes
Source: Jean-Eric Tremblay,Marcel Babin, Laval University
No winterstratification
Density difference between surface water andwater at 100 metres depth, kg per cubic metre
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7TropicalAtlanticTropicalPacificNorthAtlanticSouthBarentsNorthBarents
Beaufort
Winter minimum Summer maximum
*
*
*
*
Bit by bit
Sources: Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget; CBO; The Economist*Includes tax cuts and unemployment
insurance extensions that added to the deficit
Deficit reduction deals$bn, 2013-22 total Continuing Budget Control American Taxpayer Sequester, Resolution, 2011 Act, 2011 Relief Act*, 2013 due March 1st TotalDiscretionary 615 850 10 790 2,265spending cuts
Mandatory na na 25 169 194spending cuts
Revenue na na 620 na 620
Interest savings 105 135 85 169 494
Total 720 985 650 1,128 3,508*
% of GDP 0.4 0.5 0.3 0.6 1.7
The future of spending
Sources: CBO; OMB *CBO baseline, assumes sequester occurs
Federal spending, % of GDP
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
1990 95 2000 05 10 15 23
Mandatory
DefenceNon-defencediscretionary
Net interest
FORECAST*
Not so yummy
Source: Company reports
Yum! Brands’ same-store sales% change on previous year
*Excluding India from 2012
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2011Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2012
10
5
0
5
10
15
20
25
+
–
China
United States
Rest of world*
Dell did well, then fell
Sources: Thomson Reuters; The Economist
Share prices, January 1998=100
1998 2000 02 04 06 08 10 12 130
100
200
300
400
500
Dell
NASDAQ
BECOMES WORLD'SLARGEST PC MAKER
MICHAEL DELL STEPSDOWN AS CEO
HP OVERTAKES DELL
MICHAEL DELLRETURNS AS CEO
BUY-OUTANNOUNCED
Romance returns?
Source: Dealogic *By domicile of target company
Mergers and acquisitions*, $trn
2000 02 04 06 08 10 120
0.25
0.50
0.75
1.00
1.25
1.50
EuropeNorth AmericaAsia-Pacific
US budget deficit forecast
Source: Congressional Budget Office *Actual
As % of GDP
8
6
4
2
0–
2012* 14 16 18 20 23
Lies, damned lies
Sources: INDEC; The State Street PriceStats Inflation Index
Argentina’s consumer prices% increase on a year earlier
2007 08 09 10 11 120
5
10
15
20
25
30Unofficial
Official
INFOGRAPHIC CONTACT SHEET w06 Issue date: 2013.02.09 2/2
NE NW
SE SW
90º
0º
180º
270º
Close encountersPath of 2012 DA14 between2.00-8.00am as seenfrom Hong Kong*16th February 2013
Auriga
CanisMinor
Cancer
Lynx
Leo
Pyxis
Gemini
DracoLyra
Cepheus
UrsaMinor
UrsaMajor
Hercules
Virgo
Serpens
CoronaBorealis
Boötes
Ophiuchus
Scorpius
Lupus CentaurusVela
Crux
HydraLibra Saturn
Corvus
Source: heavens-above.com
*Local time.Constellations as
seen at 3.24am
02:30
03:00
03:30
04:00
05:00
05:3006:00
06:3007:00
07:3008:00
04:30
C H I N A
YellowSea
Beijing
Shanghai
Tianjin
Yangzi
Han
Yellow
ThreeGorges
dam
Danjiangkoureservoir
Western route(planned)
Middleroute Eastern
route
ANHUI
JIANGSU
SHANDONG
South-North WaterDiversion Project
Yangzi basin400 km
A L G E R I A
M A U R I T A N I AM A L I
GHANA
NIGERIA
TOGO
BURKINA FASO
G U I N E A
Bamako
GaoTimbuktu
Kidal
GaoTimbuktu
Niger
Kidal
BENIN
Markala
San
CÔTED’IVOIRE
Jihadist area Tuareg area
500 km
F I N L A N D
R U S S I A
ALASKA(to UNITED STATES)
GREENLAND(to DENMARK)
ARCT
IC C
IRCL
E - 6
6.6˚
N
S W E D E N
C A N A D A
NORWAY
A R C T I CO C E A N
NorthPole
B a r e n t sS e a
Kara Sea
Bering StraitBering Strait
BeaufortSea
BeaufortSea
SVALBARD(to NORWAY)
Tromso
65RUSSIA7476
125119106
JAN MAYEN585852
EAST GREENLAND
142128
NORWEGIAN SEA
115
9897
SVALBARD
90
Sources: NSIDC; Paul Wassmann,University of Tromso
1979-2000 average
Summer sea-ice extent:September 16th 2012
Primary production:Grams of carbon per m2
per year
Economiczones
21002050Today00
0000
OR
WA
NH
VT
CT
MARI
DENJ
MN
CO
CAWY
ID
NMAZ
NV UT
TX OK
LA
AR
IA
MO
ND
SD
NE
KSOHINIL
MIWI
ME
NYPA
MT
MSTN
AL
KYNC
FL
WV
SC
VA
GAMD
DC
AK
HI V I R G I NI
A
WV
PAMD
DCDE
NJOH
KY
TN NC
Sources: RealClearPolitics.com; National Atlas of the United States of America
Spot the difference Mitt RomneyBarack Obama
2012 presidential election result Virginia’s result by congressional districtsVirginia’s result by congressional district
CENTRALAFRICAN REPUBLIC
SUDAN
CONGO
EQUATORIALGUINEA
CHADNIGERIA
NIGER
SOUTHSUDAN
LakeChad
CAMEROONBangui
LibrevilleGABON
BRAZ
ZAVI
LLE
CONG
O-
Damara
500 km