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Balance

Trading at a loss

Sources: Bank of England; ONS *First three quarters

Trade as % of GDP Effective exchange rate January 2005=100

Current-account deficit As % of GDP

9

6

3

0

3

6

9

+

–

1997 99 2001 03 05 07 09 11 12*

TransfersGoodsServicesIncome

75

80

85

90

95

100

105

5

4

3

2

1

0

1+

–

1991 95 2000 05 10 12

*

Greek shoots

Source: IOBE

Economic confidence indicator100=long-term average

2007 08 09 10 11 12

70

80

90

100

110

120

2Roaring inflation

Source: DailyNK

North Korea’s:

2009 10 11 12 1310,000

8,000

6,000

4,000

2,000

0

0

2,000

4,000

6,000

8,000

10,000

exchange ratewon per $, inverted scale

rice pricewon per kg

1Getting connected

Source: InterMedia

important sources of information, % access to media platforms, %

*Refugees surveyed in 2010 †Korean language

nil

nil

North Koreans’*:

0 20 40 60 80

Word of mouth

DVD

Domestic TV

South KoreanradioForeign radio†

Domesticnewspapers

Chinese TVSouth KoreanTVDomestic radio

0 20 40 60 80

Television

DVD player

Radio

VCD player

Computer

Mobile phone

MP3 player

Satellite TV

Internet

Tsars in their eyes

Source: International Centre for Finance, Yale University

Capital gains, $ terms, January 1865=100

1865 8070 90 1900 10 170

100

200

300

400

500

600

New York Stock Exchange

St Petersburg Stock Exchange

Cape fear

Source: Thomson Reuters

2007 08 09 10 11 12 130

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

6

7

8

9

10

11

12VIX Index South African rand to US $

Non-linear

Source: CEIC

Hong Kong yuan-denominated depositsYuan bn

2010 11 120

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

Pyrrhic victory

Sources: Thomson Reuters; Bank of England

Exchange rates

Interactives: Compare exchange rates over time with ourBig Mac index at Economist.com/bigmac and explore ourEuropean economy guide at Economist.com/euroguide13

2010 11 12 13

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

80

85

90

95

100$ per ¤

Euro trade-weighted,January 2010=100

Concentration test

Sources: OECD PISA; Economist Intelligence Unit

*Increase over global mean for children with >1 year of pre-school compared with those with none (accounting for socio-

economic background), 2009. Standard deviation=100

The effect of pre-school on reading scores*Selected countries

0 20 40 60 80 100

Israel

Singapore

Belgium

United States

France

Hong Kong

Switzerland

Denmark

Britain

Finland

South Korea

EIU Starting Well Index, 2012. Maximum score=100

61.0

58.8

84.7

60.3

81.0

66.2

69.9

83.5

87.9

91.8

72.5

China:Yuan-denominated trade settlementstrn

2010 11 1200.20.40.60.81.0

Oceanic layer cakes

Source: Jean-Eric Tremblay,Marcel Babin, Laval University

No winterstratification

Density difference between surface water andwater at 100 metres depth, kg per cubic metre

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7TropicalAtlanticTropicalPacificNorthAtlanticSouthBarentsNorthBarents

Beaufort

Winter minimum Summer maximum

*

*

*

*

Bit by bit

Sources: Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget; CBO; The Economist*Includes tax cuts and unemployment

insurance extensions that added to the deficit

Deficit reduction deals$bn, 2013-22 total Continuing Budget Control American Taxpayer Sequester, Resolution, 2011 Act, 2011 Relief Act*, 2013 due March 1st TotalDiscretionary 615 850 10 790 2,265spending cuts

Mandatory na na 25 169 194spending cuts

Revenue na na 620 na 620

Interest savings 105 135 85 169 494

Total 720 985 650 1,128 3,508*

% of GDP 0.4 0.5 0.3 0.6 1.7

The future of spending

Sources: CBO; OMB *CBO baseline, assumes sequester occurs

Federal spending, % of GDP

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

1990 95 2000 05 10 15 23

Mandatory

DefenceNon-defencediscretionary

Net interest

FORECAST*

Not so yummy

Source: Company reports

Yum! Brands’ same-store sales% change on previous year

*Excluding India from 2012

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

2011Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

2012

10

5

0

5

10

15

20

25

+

–

China

United States

Rest of world*

Dell did well, then fell

Sources: Thomson Reuters; The Economist

Share prices, January 1998=100

1998 2000 02 04 06 08 10 12 130

100

200

300

400

500

Dell

NASDAQ

BECOMES WORLD'SLARGEST PC MAKER

MICHAEL DELL STEPSDOWN AS CEO

HP OVERTAKES DELL

MICHAEL DELLRETURNS AS CEO

BUY-OUTANNOUNCED

Romance returns?

Source: Dealogic *By domicile of target company

Mergers and acquisitions*, $trn

2000 02 04 06 08 10 120

0.25

0.50

0.75

1.00

1.25

1.50

EuropeNorth AmericaAsia-Pacific

US budget deficit forecast

Source: Congressional Budget Office *Actual

As % of GDP

8

6

4

2

0–

2012* 14 16 18 20 23

Lies, damned lies

Sources: INDEC; The State Street PriceStats Inflation Index

Argentina’s consumer prices% increase on a year earlier

2007 08 09 10 11 120

5

10

15

20

25

30Unofficial

Official

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NE NW

SE SW

90º

0º

180º

270º

Close encountersPath of 2012 DA14 between2.00-8.00am as seenfrom Hong Kong*16th February 2013

Auriga

CanisMinor

Cancer

Lynx

Leo

Pyxis

Gemini

DracoLyra

Cepheus

UrsaMinor

UrsaMajor

Hercules

Virgo

Serpens

CoronaBorealis

Boötes

Ophiuchus

Scorpius

Lupus CentaurusVela

Crux

HydraLibra Saturn

Corvus

Source: heavens-above.com

*Local time.Constellations as

seen at 3.24am

02:30

03:00

03:30

04:00

05:00

05:3006:00

06:3007:00

07:3008:00

04:30

C H I N A

YellowSea

Beijing

Shanghai

Tianjin

Yangzi

Han

Yellow

ThreeGorges

dam

Danjiangkoureservoir

Western route(planned)

Middleroute Eastern

route

ANHUI

JIANGSU

SHANDONG

South-North WaterDiversion Project

Yangzi basin400 km

A L G E R I A

M A U R I T A N I AM A L I

GHANA

NIGERIA

TOGO

BURKINA FASO

G U I N E A

Bamako

GaoTimbuktu

Kidal

GaoTimbuktu

Niger

Kidal

BENIN

Markala

San

CÔTED’IVOIRE

Jihadist area Tuareg area

500 km

F I N L A N D

R U S S I A

ALASKA(to UNITED STATES)

GREENLAND(to DENMARK)

ARCT

IC C

IRCL

E - 6

6.6˚

N

S W E D E N

C A N A D A

NORWAY

A R C T I CO C E A N

NorthPole

B a r e n t sS e a

Kara Sea

Bering StraitBering Strait

BeaufortSea

BeaufortSea

SVALBARD(to NORWAY)

Tromso

65RUSSIA7476

125119106

JAN MAYEN585852

EAST GREENLAND

142128

NORWEGIAN SEA

115

9897

SVALBARD

90

Sources: NSIDC; Paul Wassmann,University of Tromso

1979-2000 average

Summer sea-ice extent:September 16th 2012

Primary production:Grams of carbon per m2

per year

Economiczones

21002050Today00

0000

OR

WA

NH

VT

CT

MARI

DENJ

MN

CO

CAWY

ID

NMAZ

NV UT

TX OK

LA

AR

IA

MO

ND

SD

NE

KSOHINIL

MIWI

ME

NYPA

MT

MSTN

AL

KYNC

FL

WV

SC

VA

GAMD

DC

AK

HI V I R G I NI

A

WV

PAMD

DCDE

NJOH

KY

TN NC

Sources: RealClearPolitics.com; National Atlas of the United States of America

Spot the difference Mitt RomneyBarack Obama

2012 presidential election result Virginia’s result by congressional districtsVirginia’s result by congressional district

CENTRALAFRICAN REPUBLIC

SUDAN

CONGO

EQUATORIALGUINEA

CHADNIGERIA

NIGER

SOUTHSUDAN

LakeChad

CAMEROONBangui

LibrevilleGABON

BRAZ

ZAVI

LLE

CONG

O-

Damara

500 km