Automotive Ownership Map

Right now is a really bad time to try to keep track of which auto company owns which brands since they are all consolidating, selling & canceling their various brands. Till the time comes that there is a GM-Ford brand (and I would not be surprised to see that in the next decade) a tree of all the various brand branches is a nice thing to have.

source: Jalopnik

Interactive Graph of 08′ Pres. Nomine Funds

A constantly updated breakdown of the finances of the 2008 US Presidential Nominees. Broken down by cash on hand, expenses, donations by committee and individual & many others.

source: Associated Press

Interactive Graph of Box Office Receipts 1986 - 2007

One of the best graphs of Box Office Receipts and to make it one better it is highly interactive. So much so that it can crush small computers. The data has been adjusted for inflation 2007 USD.

source: New York Times

Suicide Rate Based on Golden Gate Bridge Location

A visual graph breaking down the suicide rate based on locations at the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, CA. The data was caught by surveillance camera’s and has been indexed by the 128 light poles that sit on either side of the bridge.

source: Unknown

Graph of US Average Income

A graph of average income (1913-2004) that was built by Visualizing Economics. The graph shows a data mix that includes capital gain and income.

source: Visualizing Economics

Price of Oil per Barrel since 1940

Crude Oil prices have been in the news lately and have most recently hit a symbolic high of $114 a barrel. These prices are still lower if you account for inflation compared to during the Iraq/Iran war of 1980. Also the United States still enjoys a import price over the rest of the world of around $5-$7. Still though we are on track to overtake the old record of 1980 by the end of 2Q at the latest if everything stays the same.

Here is a graph posted by the New York Times that breaks down the price of oil adjusted for inflation since 1940.

Also the New York Times gives a audio primer on the actions of American oil consumption and price for the last 70 years.

Iraq Post-War Breakdown by Key Indices

Here is a visual breakdown (view image full size) of key indices in relation to the state of violence, oil production, death rate, phone subscriptions, prison population & most interestingly the electricity production.

The most interesting measurement is when you compare to pre-war states, especially the electricity output. [Read more]

Breakdown of Parent Co. Subsidiaries in Organic Food

Organic food subsidiaries and the parent companies that own them broken down into a visual graph. Listing the most popular organic food brand names and ordering them by market share.

Prefer Coke over Pepsi? Well then do you prefer Odwalla (Coke) over Naked (Pepsi)?

Or did you know that trough strategic alliance Heinz has the most organic food brand names.
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