Food for Thought: US department store visits relative to 2019

1. US department store visits relative to 2019:
 
Source: Placer.ai  
 
2. Cash vs. plastic:
 
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3. US imports of European cheese:
 
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4. Expected increases in UHNW investable wealth:
 
Source: Statista  
 
5. Global chip demand by sector revenue:
 
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6. Marketing dollars earned by baseball stars:
 
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7. Afghanistan’s terrorism/violence indices:
 
Source: Statista  
 
8. President Biden’s approval ratings:
 
Source: RealClearPolitics  
 
9. US vs. UK COVID hospitalizations and deaths:
 
Source: Deutsche Bank Research  
 
10. Near-Earth asteroids:
 
Source: Statista  

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