Inflation is sure to be part of the discussion at the press conference with Chairman Bernanke today, which gives us yet another excuse to look at some chart porn.
Have a gander at the first graphic — its from the NYT, whose graphic department is usually pretty awesome:
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The original
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Source: Behind the Rising Cost of Food (NYT)
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But even awesome can be improved upon; The above chart was the inspiration for an improved version from Flowing Data:
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New & Improved
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Source: How much more we pay for stuff now than we did last year (Flowing Data)
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I’d have to give the nod to Nate for his version — I think it is more informative, easier to read, and an improvement on what the NYTimes did.
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