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Figures 074–083 · July 2026
Figure 074: The world slows to 2.5 percent

The world slows to 2.5 percent

Fig. 074 · World economy

Figure 075: Growth is not evenly slow

Growth is not evenly slow

Fig. 075 · World economy

Figure 076: Disinflation, interrupted

Disinflation, interrupted

Fig. 076 · World economy

Figure 077: Oil at ninety-four

Oil at ninety-four

Fig. 077 · Commodities

Figure 078: Ghana's quiet triumph over prices

Ghana's quiet triumph over prices

Fig. 078 · Ghana

Figure 079: Accra outpaces the world

Accra outpaces the world

Fig. 079 · Ghana

Figure 080: The cost of borrowing collapses

The cost of borrowing collapses

Fig. 080 · Ghana

Figure 081: Half the world's plugs are green

Half the world's plugs are green

Fig. 081 · Energy

Figure 082: The machines' electricity bill

The machines' electricity bill

Fig. 082 · Technology

Figure 083: The heaviest debts in a generation

The heaviest debts in a generation

Fig. 083 · World economy

The full ledger

Figures 074–110

Every figure the desk has numbered: published, briefed (angle and source fixed, chart in production), or in the pipeline. Figures 001–073 from the DayToDayStats era are being re-indexed into this ledger.

FigureHeadline DeskStatus
Fig. 074The world slows to 2.5 percentWorld economyPublished
Fig. 075Growth is not evenly slowWorld economyPublished
Fig. 076Disinflation, interruptedWorld economyPublished
Fig. 077Oil at ninety-fourCommoditiesPublished
Fig. 078Ghana's quiet triumph over pricesGhanaPublished
Fig. 079Accra outpaces the worldGhanaPublished
Fig. 080The cost of borrowing collapsesGhanaPublished
Fig. 081Half the world's plugs are greenEnergyPublished
Fig. 082The machines' electricity billTechnologyPublished
Fig. 083The heaviest debts in a generationWorld economyPublished
Fig. 084South Asia carries the decadeWorld economyBriefed
Fig. 085What $94 oil means in AccraGhanaBriefed
Fig. 086The 11-terawatt promiseEnergyBriefed
Fig. 087Ghana's current account turnsGhanaBriefed
Fig. 088Two-thirds of forecasts, downgradedWorld economyBriefed
Fig. 089The fertiliser shock reaches the plateWorld economyBriefed
Fig. 090Youth unemployment at 32 percentGhanaBriefed
Fig. 091Data centres vs. countriesTechnologyBriefed
Fig. 092The G20's four-percent problemWorld economyBriefed
Fig. 093Five months of import coverGhanaBriefed
Fig. 094Solar's three-quarters shareEnergyIn pipeline
Fig. 095The per-capita income gap, frozenWorld economyIn pipeline
Fig. 096Cedi stability, twelve months onGhanaIn pipeline
Fig. 097Developing-economy inflation at 5.2World economyIn pipeline
Fig. 098The 24-hour economy, measuredGhanaIn pipeline
Fig. 099Capex bigger than oil and gasTechnologyIn pipeline
Fig. 100Issue one hundred: the year in ten chartsSpecialIn pipeline
Fig. 1011.19 million deaths on the world's roadsSafetyBriefed
Fig. 102The 408-million jobs gapWork & labourBriefed
Fig. 1038.29 billion of us, and slowingSocietyBriefed
Fig. 1041.52 billion trips: tourism's full recoveryCulture & travelBriefed
Fig. 105251 million children out of schoolEducationBriefed
Fig. 1065.5 billion online — and 2.6 billion notTechnologyBriefed
Fig. 107Half of road deaths walk, cycle or rideSafetyIn pipeline
Fig. 1082.1 billion informal workersWork & labourIn pipeline
Fig. 109Youth unemployment at 12.4 percentWork & labourIn pipeline
Fig. 110The 3 percent of GDP lost to crashesSafetyIn pipeline

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