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From the monthly archives:

January 2009

From New York Times Economix blog. Five indicators tracking the change in the supply/demand for Credit: High-Yield Bonds, 30-day Commercial Paper, 3-month LIBOR, 3-month t-bills, and TED Spread

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Unemployment magnifying glass

[tags]United States, Credit Crisis[/tags]

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ADDED NEW VERSION 2/10/2009

Recently the CBO published a supplement to their Historical Effective Federal Tax Rates: 1979 to 2005 report to include a breakdown of top 1% into smaller percentiles. I took the data for income and created this visualization. It is comparing the minimum income for each percentile to the average income in that percentile.

UPDATED VERSION {Click on the image to take a closer look}

Top Income Earners magnifying glass

ORIGINAL VERSION {Click on the image to take a closer look}

Top Income Earners magnifying glass

Data from Congressional Budget Office

[tags]United States, High Income[/tags]

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Fortune magazine Information graphics spreads

by Catherine on January 16, 2009

in Other

While not quite on topic, these graphics from the 1940s are both rich in detail and beautiful. Via History of Visual Communication

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Change in net worth of US millionaries [Economist]

by Catherine on January 14, 2009

in Other

From the Economist

US millionaires have lost a third of their net worth since the financial crisis began (Sept 2008- Dec 2008).

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Stock Market & World GDP Statistical Data Sculptures

by Catherine on January 11, 2009

in Uncategorized

The piece consists of two layers: the lower half is a mapping of the
world’s GDP and the top half is a mapping of the derivatives volume,
alloted to the coordinates of the countries on a map.

Sculpture found via infomation aesthetics

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Collection of Data Visualization Patterns

by Catherine on January 8, 2009

in Other

Information Design Patterns found via Well-formed data

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