amprog:

Ever wondered how China is growing so fast? Well, here you go. China’s economic growth, explained in one chart.

(Source: economist.com)

High investment, low consumption. Exports, at least as The Economist argues, doesn’t even matter.

theeconomist:

Daily Chart: Fat of the Lands. Which country has the most obese citizens? The fattest countries are the United States and Mexico, where around a third of adults are obese; Britain’s adults, meanwhile, are the biggest in Europe.

And look at the huge difference between Asia and the rest of the world.