INFOGRAPHIC CONTACT SHEET w06 Issue date: 2013.02.09 1/2 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* Transfers Goods Services Income 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 indicator 100=long-term average 2007 08 09 10 11 12 70 80 90 100 110 120 2 Roaring inflation Source: DailyNK North Korea’s: 2009 10 11 12 13 10,000 8,000 6,000 4,000 2,000 0 0 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 exchange rate won per $, inverted scale rice price won per kg 1 Getting 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 Korean radio Foreign radio † Domestic newspapers Chinese TV South Korean TV Domestic 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 80 70 90 1900 10 17 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 New York Stock Exchange St Petersburg Stock Exchange Cape fear Source: Thomson Reuters 2007 08 09 10 11 12 13 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 VIX Index South African rand to US $ Non-linear Source: CEIC Hong Kong yuan-denominated deposits Yuan bn 2010 11 12 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 Pyrrhic victory Sources: Thomson Reuters; Bank of England Exchange rates Interactives: Compare exchange rates over time with our Big Mac index at Economist.com/bigmac and explore our European economy guide at Economist.com/euroguide13 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 settlements trn 2010 11 12 0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 Oceanic layer cakes Source: Jean-Eric Tremblay, Marcel Babin, Laval University No winter stratification Density difference between surface water and water at 100 metres depth, kg per cubic metre 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Tropical Atlantic Tropical Pacific North Atlantic South Barents North Barents 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 Total Discretionary 615 850 10 790 2,265 spending cuts Mandatory na na 25 169 194 spending 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 Defence Non-defence discretionary 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 2011 Q1 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 13 0 100 200 300 400 500 Dell NASDAQ BECOMES WORLD'S LARGEST PC MAKER MICHAEL DELL STEPS DOWN AS CEO HP OVERTAKES DELL MICHAEL DELL RETURNS AS CEO BUY-OUT ANNOUNCED Romance returns? Source: Dealogic *By domicile of target company Mergers and acquisitions*, $trn 2000 02 04 06 08 10 12 0 0.25 0.50 0.75 1.00 1.25 1.50 Europe North America Asia-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 12 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 Unofficial Official