Xkcd is back with another great visualization graph, this time covering the money of the world. Including everything from the cost of a burger on the Dollar Menu to World GDP figures, all in little bitty boxes.
Head to his site where you can interactively explore it, or buy it as a large 36×24 print for only $15.
It’s been 2 years since we first showed you guys this, but with the recent discussions at the US Capital, it seems now is a great time to pick it up again. Check out the “US Debt Clock” For a real-time animated view of the US Deficit and Revenue, and all the other numbers associated with it.
Back before computers, “Infographics” were made by hand with pens and paper. The St Louis Federal Reserve has posted a classic wide-format infographic that shows the growth of the American Economy over 75 years, with each year mapped to a single page.
FRASER » Federal Reserve Archival System for Economic Research.
How do you improve your credit score? Pay off your bills each month, set up automatic payments so that you are never late, and wipe out debt. YourWealthPuzzle.com has created this fun infographic.
Using the format of a board game, How To Improve Your Credit Score is an easy-to-read infographic from YourWealthPuzzle.com.
via Cool Infographics.
Last week, Intuit announced a new version of Quicken specifically for the Mac. They haven’t released a Mac version of Quicken in several years, so it was a welcome addition to the Mac Finance market. That alone wouldn’t make the grade here on VizWorld, but after talking to the folks at Intuit they’ve revealed some of the new visualization and financial analysis tools they’ve integrated, and I felt that warranted sharing here.
Read on after the break for details, comments, and several screenshots of what you can find.
We have covered President Obama’s budget in two previous articles called Visualizing Obama’s Budget Request for 2011 and Budget Forecasts, Compared With Reality. Both of those articles took data from the proposed budget and made them into infographics so that people can easily understand where the money is proposed to be spent. Enter the Washington Post with a new graphic that shows where the receipts flow in from, and the money flows out to be spent. The difference between the two is the yearly deficit.
The article also has historical infographics which show where the revenue (taxes) comes from (80% comes from individual and payroll taxes), spending by discretionary versus non-discretionary items, spending by agency, and whether or not there was a budget or deficit in a given year.
The New York Times has two great infographics. The first takes a look at Obama’s Budget Proposal, and shows you where the money is spent. Both National Defense and Social Security tie with $738 Billion being spent on them. Income security comes in third at $560 Billion. Income Security includes such items as unemployment insurance, food stamps, etc. Medicare comes in fourth at $498 Billion. The infographic is interactive, and allows you to delve into particular areas of the budget to learn more about it. It is also colored to show whether the budget increased in a particular area, or decreased.
The second interactive infographic shows how inaccurate past budget forecasts from the Office of Management and Budget have been. For example, in 1995 the OMB did not predict a budget surplus in 1999. In 2008, the OMB did project a budget surplus for 2012. Perhaps the U.S. will have a budget surplus in 2012, but I severely doubt it. To be fair to the OMB, they make their projections based on political policy and the economy. For example, they expected the economy to remain in good shape in 2008, and for the Bush tax cuts to expire.
via New York Times : Obama’s 2011 Budget Proposal: How It’s Spent
via New York Times : Budget Forecasts, Compared With Reality
SGI’s earnings call, covering the quarter ending September 25th, seems to show the company in a decent light, with sales of $100.1M. The merger with Rackable was a bit rocky, sucking up a good portion of Rackable’s cash and requiring some extensive restructuring, but:
“SGI delivered a solid quarter in terms of revenue, gross margin and operations,” said Mark Barrenechea, SGI’s president and chief executive officer, in a statement. “Operationally, our integration is ahead of schedule in most key areas. We also introduced new products that could expand our addressable market by over $1.7 billion while investing for long-term growth.”
Some other interesting tidbits is that over 10% of its quarterly non-GAAP sales come from “long-time” customer Amazon, which was news to me. A full third of their sales came from ISP’s, and a quarter came from Government and Defense contractors.
via SGI-Rackable combo posts big revenue gains • The Register.
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