by Catherine Mulbrandon on June 22, 2008
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]
by Catherine Mulbrandon on June 20, 2008
by Catherine Mulbrandon on June 11, 2008
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.
by Catherine Mulbrandon on June 8, 2008
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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Data from MeasuringWorth.org
[tags]United States, Gold Price[/tags]