Global Housing Market Update

This table from The Economist shows average house prices in Developed and Bric countries compared to their respective income and rent levels. House prices in Hong Kong, Canada and New Zealand are most overvalued. While house prices in Japan are highly undervalued. Also, the graph shows that Hong Kong saw the highest average price increase over the last year. The Netherlands had the biggest decline.

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Changing Top Manufacturing Countries (1980-2010)

The developing countries have made their way more and more in the top 10 of global manufacturing countries. While you might expect China on the first spot, the United States as being the world's biggest economy is still the largest manufacturing producer. Brazil has advanced up to the sixth place. India just entered the top 10 in 2010 and Russia especially made a big jump from place 12 in 2000 to 11 in 2010.

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Manufacturing Activity Down Around the World

This chart from The Economist compares manufacturing activity around the world for last june compared to the last two years. Most countries saw a shard decline this year, compared to last year, although less in the Emerging Markets.

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Oil Production Versus Consumption

Saudi Arabia produces the most oil in the world, as you can see in this chart from the Financial Times. The United States is the country with the highest consumption in barrels, but also produces quite a lot. Japan sticks out in that it does consumes relatively much, but doesn't produce any oil. For Iraq it is the other way around.

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Non-Financial Corporate Debt

You can see in the graph from The Economist (with data from Mckinsey) that Spain, France and the United Kingdom have the highest non-financial corporations debt of the selection countries. Again the emerging countries have the lowest debt. Non-financial corporation debt is a lot higher in Europe than in North America.

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Financial Sector Debt as a Percentage of GDP

You can see in this graph from The Economist (with data from Mckinsey) that the United Kingdom, Japan and France have the highest Financial Debt for the selected countries. As for household debt are the emerging countries the ones with the lowest financial debt. Also for financial debt the United Kingdom is the country with the highest amount, as is the case with the total debt (which you were able to see in this post.

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Household Debt as a Percentage of GDP (Developed and Emerging Countries)

You can see in the graph from The Economist (with data from Mckinsey) that the Anglo-Saxon countries have the highest household debt of selected countries. The emerging countries have the lowest household debt. As you were able to see in this post with total debt (government, household, financial and non-financial) Britain was also the country with the highest total debt.

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Countries With Biggest Pension Assets As a Percentage of GDP

Not every country has as much pension assets. In the table presented here constructed by Towers Watson the 13 countries with the biggest pension assets in the world are shown. These pension assets are the money that pension funds have for current and future retirees. On average these countries had in 2011 pension assets of 72% of GDP. The Netherlands had relatively the most pension assets: 133% of GDP. France had relatively the least from the 13 countries with the most pension assets in the world: 5% of GDP. The United States has nominally by far the most pension assets in the world: 16 trillion dollar.

For future retirees these assets can ofcourse grow larger given some return if these assets are invested. The next graph shows the allocation of the assets for the 7 countries that had the biggest pension assets in 2011. On average (world) these countries had their assets invested for 41% in equity, 37% in bonds, 20% in other and 2 percent they held in cash. The Anglo-Saxon countries had relatively more invested in equity compared to Japan, Netherlands and Switzerland. The Netherlands and Japan held a relatively high share of the assets in bonds, while Switzerland held a relatively high share in other.

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The World's One Percent

You can see that half of the world's richest 1 percent live in the United States! Four live in Germany, three in France, Italy and the United Kingdom. To be part of the world's richest one percent you 'only' need to make 136.000 dollars as a household of four (including two children).

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Elderly/Population in 2007 and 2040

This chart shows the population aging as the elderly (aged 60 and over), as a percentage of the population in a country for 2007 and 2040. Japan and the Western European countries have the biggest aging problems and in the United States, United Kingdom and the BRIC countries have relatively less problems.

This graph shows the growth in total public benefits to the elders from 2007 to 2040 as a percentage of the countries' GDP. Spain, Brazil and the Netherlands see the highest increase in the costs of public benefits to the elderly.

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IMF World Growth Projections (WEO September)

This graph from Reuters shows the latest projections for economic growth in 2011 and 2012 in different continents. Almost all of the projections have been lowered since the forecast of June.

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World: Safest Versus Riskiest Government Debt

This graph from The Economist compares two-year government debt bond yields in the world. On the left side the riskiest bonds are listed (with the highest interest rate) and on the rate sate the safest bonds. Notable is that two out of three of the three countries that have riskiest government bonds are in Europe. The three safest countries are in Europe as well.

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Brazil: Softest BRIC

This graph from Reuters shows that Brazil is growing slower than other BRIC-countries (Russia, India, China), Mexio and Latin/Carribean countries.

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United States largest foreign Debtor; Japan largest Creditor

According to a new report from McKinsey the United States was the country with the biggest foreign investments, but if you substract the Liabilities you see the US is the largest foreign debtor. This represents the current account deficit which must be compensated by foreign borrowing. Japan is the largest foreign creditor.

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Huge Inforgraphic: The Working World

Among other things the following economic indicators are compared: Tax rates, Retirement Age, Vacation Days, Per capita income, Number of hours worked per week:

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Emerging Market Overheating Index

The Economist made a chart with the developing countries ranking them by the state of their economy. They used several indicators to identify whether the economy is overheating or not.

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Brazil's Central Bank Keeps Raising The Interest Rate

The interest rate in brazil already reached 12,25% this month

Total Debt (Government, Business, Households & Banks) For Selected Countries

This post shows the total debt in selected countries. Total debt consists of Government, Non financial business, Households and Financial Institutions debt.

Source: GFMag

World Population Forecasts

The Economist posted a great picture of world population forecasts.

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