13 - 25 August 2023
We’ve added a new source: WFH Research and its monthly Survey of Working Arrangements and Attitudes (SWAA). It tracks the evolution of remote work and hybrid working arrangements since the beginning of the pandemic. The dataset allows us to compare industry sectors, as well as trends in the 10 largest US cities.
The chart below examines different industries over the past twelve months. The top-ranked sectors have had the biggest increases in fully on-site or in-office work days; government and education lead the way.
Interestingly, the transportation and warehousing sector has seen the percentage of fully on-site work days shrink significantly since summer 2022.
The IT sector is another interesting case. Its post-pandemic trend has seen a significant amount of remote work days replaced with hybrid-designated arrangements.
WFH Research
Source & Release > United States [us, Region] > WFH Research
We’ve added additional statistics from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) covering the El Niño meteorological phenomenon – known by the acronym ENSO (El Niño / Southern Oscillation).
Datasets are now available for three more important acronyms: sea surface temperatures (SST), outgoing longwave radiation (OLR), and sea level anomalies (SLA).
In the chart below, we displayed the SST anomalies for the Pacific Ocean’s equatorial Niño 3.4 region, which is considered as the benchmark to measure the phenomenon.
The most commonly used threshold to detect El Niño’s appearance is a positive SST deviation from normal (i.e., an anomaly) surpassing +0.5 Celsius degrees for five consecutive months. These periods are highlighted in red in the chart below, which tracks the last 40 years.
The dataset allows us to go a step further, examining deep convection phenomena. These are characterised by anomalous patterns of precipitation and temperatures extending well beyond the equatorial Pacific, and require certain conditions: an SST anomaly above +0.5 Celsius degrees from March to June, or a SST anomaly above +1.5 Celsius degrees from November to January. Periods where these criteria are met are highlighted in green in the chart.
The current value for the SST anomaly series indicates that we indeed currently meet the criteria for El Niño, resulting in heavier-than-usual rainfall for some Pacific-facing regions and droughts for others. We also recently met the criteria for a deep convection event.
ENSO Indicators
We’ve added detailed passenger traffic information from train stations in New South Wales, the state that contains Sydney and its suburbs. Entries to and exits from more than 320 stations are covered.
In the chart below, we chose to aggregate all monthly train-station entries into one composite series. While passenger traffic increased from its low point in August 2021, the latest monthly observation (July 2023) is still 37 percent below the pre-pandemic trend.
Train Station Monthly Usage
We’ve just added consumer price index (CPI) weightings for the Balkan nation. This allows users to calculate which sectors are contributing to inflation, as the chart below visualises for a year-on-year basis.
CPI Weights
Australia
Distribution of Expenditure on Wages
Payroll Jobs Indexes, By Industry Subdivision
Scam Statistics
Train Station Monthly Usage
Botswana
Commercial Banks: Deposits
Commercial Banks: Loans
Brazil
Vehicle Registration: trucks and semi-trucks
China
FAI in Solar Infrastructure
Ghana
CPI items: data complementation
Country & Region > Ghana [gh, Region] > Prices [pric, Category] > Consumer Price Index
Hungary
House Price Index
Central Bank Liquidity Forecasts
Japan
Current Survey of Production - Inventory
Current Survey of Production - Production
Current Survey of Production - Sales
Japanese Mortality Database: Births
Japanese Mortality Database: Deaths
Japanese Mortality Database: Mortality
Japanese Mortality Database: Life expectancy
Japanese Mortality Database: Population by age
Country & Region > Japan [jp, Region] > Demography [demo, Category] > Population by Age
Malaysia
Federal Government Debt, by holder
Industrial Production, by cluster
North Macedonia
CPI Weights
Exchange Rates (MKD per USD)
Organization of Eastern Caribbean States
National Accounts
Poland
Housing Completed: disaggregated figures
Housing Permits: disaggregated figures
Housing Starts: disaggregated figures
Puerto Rico
Balance of Payments
Saudi Arabia
Merchandise Exports & Imports
Country & Region > Saudi Arabia [sa, Region] > Trade [trad, Category] > Foreign Trade > Export & Import, Quarterly > By Country > Monthly
Points of Sale Transactions: transactions with Mada cards
Country & Region > Saudi Arabia [sa, Region] > Money, Banking & Credit [bank, Category] > Points of Sale Transactions > Total Points of Sale Transactions
Sweden
Balance of Payments: IIP by Sector
Prices: CPIF Sub-Groups Y/Y
Prices: Year to Month index
Turkey
Banking Sector Data - Income Statement (Monthly)
TurkStat Retail Trade, Services & Construction Confidence: data complementation
United States
WFH Research
Source & Release > United States [us, Region] > WFH Research
World
ENSO Indicators