June 2008

Annual Inflation: Transportation vs Medical Care (1935-2007)

by Catherine Mulbrandon

in History of the United States, VE Infographics

I have plotted the annual inflation (CPI-U) for transportation sector (cars, trucks, airline fares, public transportation, gasoline, repairs, insurance etc…) and medical care sector (prescription drugs, medical supplies, doctor visits, dentists, hospital services, insurance etc…) from 1935 to 2007.

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Data from Bureau of Labor Statistics

[tags]United States, Inflation, Medical Care, Transportation[/tags]

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UK Statistics

by Catherine Mulbrandon

in Other

Department for Work and Pensions: Statistics for Households Below Average Income and Income Inequality in the United Kingdom

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US Subprime Loans by State (January 2008)

by Catherine Mulbrandon

in Other

I found this interactive graphic on a site called Many Eyes displaying data about subprime loans by state. Click on the thumbnail to load the graph.

6/29/2008 I had to remove the interactive graph from my site because it was crashing the site search.

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Gold Price (1791-2007)

by Catherine Mulbrandon

in History of the United States, VE Infographics

I have plotted the market price of gold in the Untied States from 1791 to 2007, i.e. New York Market Price. Keep in mind that there was an official price of gold set by the United States’ Government while the US was on the gold standard.

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