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What the numbers actually say

Analysis of the global economy built on primary data from central banks and statistical agencies. Where the official figures disagree with each other, this is where you find out why.

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Every figure on this site is traced back to the institution that produced it. No re-hosted datasets, no second-hand numbers. Among the sources used most often:

  • Federal Reserve FRED
  • World Bank
  • International Monetary Fund
  • Bank for International Settlements
  • Eurostat
  • UK Office for National Statistics
  • Statistics Canada
  • State Bank of Pakistan
  • Pakistan Bureau of Statistics

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Majid Ali Sanghro

Majid Ali Sanghro, Economist

I hold an MA in Economics and have published more than 500 analyses on this site since 2022. My work covers monetary policy, inflation, and the way decisions taken in the largest economies reach ordinary households everywhere else.

Behind the writing sits a research database built directly from the institutions that publish the data, covering the major economies and rebuilt as each new release lands. That is where most of the analysis here starts, and it is why this site can tell you when two official sources disagree with each other.

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