Figures.
One verified figure every weekday: a chart, a plain-language explanation, and the source. Ten published charts below, and the full ledger of every figure numbered to date.
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Figures 074–083 · July 2026
The world slows to 2.5 percent
Fig. 074 · World economy
Growth is not evenly slow
Fig. 075 · World economy
Disinflation, interrupted
Fig. 076 · World economy
Oil at ninety-four
Fig. 077 · Commodities
Ghana's quiet triumph over prices
Fig. 078 · Ghana
Accra outpaces the world
Fig. 079 · Ghana
The cost of borrowing collapses
Fig. 080 · Ghana
Half the world's plugs are green
Fig. 081 · Energy
The machines' electricity bill
Fig. 082 · Technology
The heaviest debts in a generation
Fig. 083 · World economy
The full ledger
Figures 074–110Every 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.
| Figure | Headline | Desk | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fig. 074 | The world slows to 2.5 percent | World economy | Published |
| Fig. 075 | Growth is not evenly slow | World economy | Published |
| Fig. 076 | Disinflation, interrupted | World economy | Published |
| Fig. 077 | Oil at ninety-four | Commodities | Published |
| Fig. 078 | Ghana's quiet triumph over prices | Ghana | Published |
| Fig. 079 | Accra outpaces the world | Ghana | Published |
| Fig. 080 | The cost of borrowing collapses | Ghana | Published |
| Fig. 081 | Half the world's plugs are green | Energy | Published |
| Fig. 082 | The machines' electricity bill | Technology | Published |
| Fig. 083 | The heaviest debts in a generation | World economy | Published |
| Fig. 084 | South Asia carries the decade | World economy | Briefed |
| Fig. 085 | What $94 oil means in Accra | Ghana | Briefed |
| Fig. 086 | The 11-terawatt promise | Energy | Briefed |
| Fig. 087 | Ghana's current account turns | Ghana | Briefed |
| Fig. 088 | Two-thirds of forecasts, downgraded | World economy | Briefed |
| Fig. 089 | The fertiliser shock reaches the plate | World economy | Briefed |
| Fig. 090 | Youth unemployment at 32 percent | Ghana | Briefed |
| Fig. 091 | Data centres vs. countries | Technology | Briefed |
| Fig. 092 | The G20's four-percent problem | World economy | Briefed |
| Fig. 093 | Five months of import cover | Ghana | Briefed |
| Fig. 094 | Solar's three-quarters share | Energy | In pipeline |
| Fig. 095 | The per-capita income gap, frozen | World economy | In pipeline |
| Fig. 096 | Cedi stability, twelve months on | Ghana | In pipeline |
| Fig. 097 | Developing-economy inflation at 5.2 | World economy | In pipeline |
| Fig. 098 | The 24-hour economy, measured | Ghana | In pipeline |
| Fig. 099 | Capex bigger than oil and gas | Technology | In pipeline |
| Fig. 100 | Issue one hundred: the year in ten charts | Special | In pipeline |
| Fig. 101 | 1.19 million deaths on the world's roads | Safety | Briefed |
| Fig. 102 | The 408-million jobs gap | Work & labour | Briefed |
| Fig. 103 | 8.29 billion of us, and slowing | Society | Briefed |
| Fig. 104 | 1.52 billion trips: tourism's full recovery | Culture & travel | Briefed |
| Fig. 105 | 251 million children out of school | Education | Briefed |
| Fig. 106 | 5.5 billion online — and 2.6 billion not | Technology | Briefed |
| Fig. 107 | Half of road deaths walk, cycle or ride | Safety | In pipeline |
| Fig. 108 | 2.1 billion informal workers | Work & labour | In pipeline |
| Fig. 109 | Youth unemployment at 12.4 percent | Work & labour | In pipeline |
| Fig. 110 | The 3 percent of GDP lost to crashes | Safety | In pipeline |
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