The Daily Shot: 28-Dec-22
• Business
• Economic Trends
• Demographic Trends:
• Geopolitics
• Health
• US Politics
• Media/News:
• Labor Market
• Happy New Year!
Business
1. Fastest-growing brands by generation:
Source: Morning Consult Read full article
2. Largest US services export markets:
Source: Quill Intelligence
3. Hoarding children’s cold/flu medicines:
Source: @WSJ Read full article
4. Reshoring tech manufacturing:
Source: Wells Fargo Securities
5. Using less cash:
Source: Pew Research Center Read full article
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Economic Trends
1. Countries with the highest inflation rates:
Source: Visual Capitalist Read full article
2. Energy impact on consumer inflation:
Source: Visual Capitalist Read full article
3. Global real wage growth:
Source: Statista
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Demographic Trends:
1. Recent changes in US Hispanic racial self-identification:
Source: @axios Read full article
2. The US fertility rate:
Source: @jeffsparshott, @greg_ip
Fertility rates in advanced economies:
Source: The Aspen Institute Economic Strategy Group Read full article
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3. Living alone (2 charts):
Source: The New York Times Read full article
Source: The New York Times Read full article
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4. Languages spoken at home in the US:
Source: Census Bureau
• by age, nativity, and citizenship:
Source: Census Bureau
• by educational attainment and employment status:
Source: Census Bureau
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Geopolitics
1. North Korea’s missile tests:
Source: @JonHerskovitz, @bpolitics Read full article
2. Protests in Iran:
Source: The Economist Read full article
3. Which countries expect WW-III in the next 25 years?
Source: Visual Capitalist Read full article
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Health
1. Global testing for COVID mutations:
Source: @FayCortez, @technology Read full article
2. Mental healthcare in benefits packages:
Source: @indeed, @Glassdoor
3. Origins of active pharmaceutical ingredients in the EU and the US:
Source: UN Read full article
4. Average sperm count (1973 vs. 2018):
Source: Statista
5. US smoking rates:
Source: Gallup Read full article
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US Politics
1. Views of the Supreme Court:
Source: Pew Research Center Read full article
2. Trump vs. DeSantis:
Source: Morning Consult Read full article
3. Third-party voting:
Source: Third Way Read full article
• Third-party candidates since 1912:
Source: Third Way Read full article
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Media/News:
1. The most salient news events by party:
Source: Morning Consult Read full article
2. Getting the news on TikTok:
Source: Pew Research Center Read full article
3. Google search trends for news topics in 2022:
Source: @axios Read full article
• News-reading hours in 2022:
Source: The Economist Read full article
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Labor Market
1. US labor productivity:
Source: BIS Read full article
2. Actual vs. preferred hybrid work schedules:
Source: Gallup Read full article
3. Work absences due to childcare issues:
Source: USAFacts
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Happy New Year!
1. Biggest Champagne importers:
Source: Statista
2. Snowflake formation (humidity vs. temperature):
Source: Kenneth Libbrecht
3. Traditional New Year’s celebration:
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The next Daily Shot will be published on Monday, January 2nd.
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