Data Updates
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Data Updates
@dataupdates.bsky.social
Information is just bits of data.
Knowledge is putting them together.
Enlightenment is knowledge.

(US-centric)
$17/hr minimum wage? Gains in productivity suggest that it should be more.
May 21, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Relevant!

(As of June 2024)
March 24, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Egg prices in the US have hit an all-time high
January 23, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Size of U.S. House of Representatives, 1789-2009

Source: wikipedia.org
December 18, 2024 at 3:58 AM
While real agricultural prices have trended downward since 1900, agricultural production has outpaced population growth

Source: Sam Knowlton (@samdknowlton on Twitter)
December 4, 2024 at 1:31 AM
The internet is forever? 38% of webpages from 2013 are no longer accessible

Source: @pewresearch.org
November 24, 2024 at 3:48 AM
15% of Gen Z is “maxed out” (current balance > 90% of credit limit) on credit cards

Source: NY Fed via @byheatherlong.bsky.social
November 21, 2024 at 1:29 AM
Real housing prices (US, Canada, Australia, Japan) 1975-Present

Source: Dallas Fed
November 19, 2024 at 1:09 AM
Every governing party facing election in a developed country this year lost vote share, the first time this has ever happened

Source: @financialtimes.com
November 18, 2024 at 12:41 AM
Income gains widely shared in early postwar decades – but not since then

Source: @centeronbudget.bsky.social
November 16, 2024 at 5:20 PM
U.S. federal deficit grew in 2024 ($1.8 trillion), third-largest on record

Source: Reuters
November 16, 2024 at 7:05 AM