May 2, 2017
Requiring shorter refrigerators and adult diapers, Japan's aging population is creating demographic stress as their numbers grow.
April 11, 2017
Like Mark Twain saying, "The reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated," non-cash payments have not eliminated currency.
March 30, 2017
Buying more yogurt, movie tickets and premium products instead of instant noodles, the consumer is a new focus for China's statisticians.
March 27, 2017
To see what how much we work and sleep and play, and what the GDP does not tell us, we can use the American Time Use Survey.
March 10, 2017
Measuring happiness is tough because of the difference between what we actually experience and what we remember about those moments.
March 8, 2017
Even when we look at beer and wine drinkers, the North/South EU divide is almost as apparent as with unemployment and debt.
February 22, 2017
When technology bites back, it forces us to recognize that all new things can have unintended consequences that offset the benefits of innovation.
February 19, 2017
Seeing the world develop through bubble animation from Hans Rosling makes health and income statistics mesmerizingly enjoyable.
February 1, 2017
While Peoria used to be the perfect place to test new products like Pampers, now an uneven economic recovery took Taco Bell's new quesadilla to Toledo.
January 23, 2017
Seemingly a single number, the CPI market basket is composed of wildly different flexible and sticky prices that provide a different view of inflation.
April 24, 2016
From the Chrysler Building in NYC to Taipei 101 in Taiwan, the timing of super tall skyscraper construction provides clues about business cycles.
December 7, 2015
If Finland replaces benefits with a monthly check, the tradeoffs for its safety net programs will be domestic and international.