Top 5 Charts of the Week in 2016

Tech Giant Quarterly Income Comparison

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Q1 2016 Results

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$29B

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39% 62%35% 84%62%Gross Margin

28% 26%4% 37%26%Operating Margin

Apple Amazon Microsoft Alphabet Facebook

Revenue Cost of Revenue SG&A R&D Operating Income

Even though Apple had an earnings miss, its revenue and profits are still far greater than the other large tech firms.

Source: Company websites Subscribe to the Chart of the Week

Where Do Americans Study Abroad?

Europe

Czech Republic 3,572Denmark 3,545

France 17,597

Germany 10,377Ireland 8,823

Italy 31,166

Spain 26,949

United Kingdom 38,250

Other 11,415

162,282

Americas

Belize 2,667

Costa Rica 8,578

Guatemala 2,168

Mexico 4,445

Argentina 4,301

Brazil 4,226

Chile 3,333

Ecuador 3,699

Peru 3,396

Other 13,969

50,782

Asia

China 13,763

Japan 5,978

South Korea 3,219

India 4,583

Other 8,747

36,290

South Africa 4,968

Ghana 2,301

Israel 2,876

Other 9,470

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Austria 2,744Greece 3,066

Netherlands 2,615Turkey 2,163

Middle East & Africa

19,615 11,938

Multi- Destination

23,560

While Europe was the most popular destination, Latin America and Asia also attracted many US students.

Source: 2013/14 academic year data from Institute for International Education Subscribe to the Chart of the Week

Star Wars Record Box OfficeStar Wars broke the US box office weekend revenue record by taking in almost 80% of all movie revenue while appearing on just 31% of the screens.

Estimated Screens

14,400 (31%)

4,600 (10%)

3,400 (7%)2,700 (6%)2,500 (5%)3,100 (7%)2,400 (5%)

4,900 (10%)

8,987 (19%)

46,987

Weekend Gross ($)

247,966,675 (79%)

14,287,159 (5%)13,922,855 (4%)

14,243,096 (5%)313,274,883 Gross per Screen

Star Wars

Alvin & Chipmunks

SistersHunger Games

CreedThe Good Dinosaur

Krampus

In the Heart of the Sea

Other

Title

$59,982

$3,911

$4,700$2,221$2,060$1,579$1,735

$1,123

$2,457

Source: Box Office Mojo Subscribe to the Chart of the Week

Cities with Highest Income Inequality

Boston

$266,224

New Orleans

$203,383

Atlanta

$281,653

Cincinnati

$164,410

Providence

$196,691

New Haven

$187,984

Washington, D.C.

$320,679

Miami

$184,242

San Francisco

$383,202

New York, N.Y.

$249,609

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$14,942 $11,466 $16,057 $10,454 $12,795 $12,293 $21,230$12,262

$26,366 $17,691

95th percentile 20th percentile (household income)

Income inequality could be due to some very high income households as in San Francisco and Washington or many very low income ones as in Cincinnati and New Orleans.

Source:  Brookings Institution  Subscribe to the Chart of the Week

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Percentage of Adults Who Reported Owning a Smartphone

ChileItaly

Ethiopia

Burkina Faso

Uganda

Senegal

Tanzania

Kenya

Ghana

Pakistan

Vietnam

Nigeria

India

Philippines

Ukraine Indonesia

Peru

Jordan

South Africa

China

Brazil

VenezuelaMexico

LebanonTurkey

Argentina

Russia

Malaysia

Poland

IsraelSpain

South Korea

Japan

U.K.

France

Canada

Germany

AustraliaUS

Africa

Asia/PacificEurope

Latin AmericaMiddle East

North America

Smartphone Ownership and Income

Source: Pew Research Center Subscribe to the Chart of the Week

Ownership is higher in richer nations. Malaysia, Chile and Turkey have highest ownership among developing economies.