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Netflix Missed Subscriber Additions
Netflix missed its quarterly forecast for net subscriber additions by 1M in Q2, which send its stock price down significantly. Over the last ten quarters, Netflix has only missed 3 times as shown in...
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Microsoft's Record Earnings
In FY 2018, Microsoft’s revenue exceeded $100B for the first time. Net income reached $17B, which was a 35% increase over 2017. Microsoft's FY 2018 income statement is summarized in the cascade...
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A Rough Quarter for Some Tech Stocks
Technology stocks have been the talk of the earnings season. 3 of the 4 FANG (Facebook, Amazon, Netflix and Google) internet stocks have declined since their earnings release as shown in the bar mekko...
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Top North American Cities for Tech Jobs
I read a recent TechVibes article about Canada’s ascendance in the technology market and thought that a bubble chart would be a great way to showcase some of the data. I knew that Toronto was a popular...
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The Price of a Pint of Beer Around the World
After several weeks of technology charts, I thought it would be refreshing to look at beer prices around the world. Visual Capitalist recently featured this data in a map, but it's also well-suited to...
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Growth in U.S. Wine Consumption
I found some interesting data about the U.S. wine market in a recent report published by the consulting firm, LEK. The report showed that consumption is expected to increase at a 6% CAGR over the next...
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Comparing Wealth and Cost of Living by State
If I asked you “Which state has the highest % of millionaires?” the first state that comes to mind is likely California. So, you may be surprised to see that Maryland has the highest percentage of...
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Workers in the Gig Economy
Over 1/3 of US workers are participating in the gig economy, while only 51% have one traditional job, according to a Gallup survey and as shown in this Marimekko chart. 64% have one or more traditional...
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Funding for Higher Education Around the World
The OECD recently released a state of education report, which was referenced in the Forbes article, The Crazy Amount Americans Spend on Higher Education, In One Chart. The article showed a spending...
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Cost of Weddings in America
Venue and food are the two biggest wedding cost categories, but they only make up about half of the average cost as shown in this Marimekko chart. Weddingwire's survey of 17,862 US weddings from 2017...
View ArticleMekko Graphics 9.9.0.2739 Release Notes
Overview – This is a minor release that addresses an issue with some released builds of Microsoft Office 2016. One of the default options settings is not compatible with Mekko Graphics. This Mekko...
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Student Loan Debt Growth
Student loans now account for 11% of US consumer debt, up from 5% in 2008, according to data from the Federal Reserve. The 100% stacked bar chart shows mortgage, student loan, auto, credit card and...
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Over-Budget Construction Projects
Olympics account for 3 of the top 6 over-budget projects. The Channel Tunnel, China’s Three Gorges Dam and Boston’s Big Dig round out the top 6. The data provided by Podio are summarized in this...
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Doctoral Degrees Granted by Field and Gender
While more women than men earned doctoral degrees, the ratio varied by discipline as shown in this Marimekko chart. Women earned less than 1/3 of the degrees in 3 of the STEM disciplines. The data for...
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10 Excel Tips You Should Know
The HBR article, 10 Excel Functions Everyone Should Know, inspired this list of 10 of the most useful features for creating Mekko Graphics charts in Excel. 1. Format All Labels The default chart size...
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Most Dangerous US Cities for Pedestrians
Phoenix and Dallas had the highest per capita pedestrian fatality rate among the 10 largest US cities in 2016, as shown in this bar-mekko chart. Chicago and New York were significantly safer for...
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How do I replicate an Excel chart but change the data?
If you have created a Mekko Graphics chart in Excel, you can use the same chart again, but with different data. Here's an example of how to re-use a cascade/waterfall chart. Select the Excel chart...
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Craft Liquor’s Rapid Growth
Craft liquor sales in the U.S. are growing at over 20% per year, while non-craft sales are growing around 2% per year, as shown in the left-side bar charts below. Sales by volume and dollars for craft...
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US Citrus Fruit Production
Oranges make up over 60% of the citrus produced in the US, as shown in this Marimekko chart. Farmers in California and Florida are the principal suppliers of most types of citrus fruit. Jointly, they...
View ArticleMekko Graphics 10.0.0.2859 Release Notes
Overview – This is a major release that introduces several new features New Capabilities: 1. Implemented Chart Gallery 2. Implemented Agenda slide 3. Regression line is added to bubble chart 4....
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