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The week of 7 Nov to 13 Nov · No. 30 in the world

The cost-of-living squeeze

Prices, bills and wages that don't keep up.

Share of the world’s attention
0.5%
Change
–
12 weeks

A third what people search for on Google, a third what they read on Wikipedia, a third what the news covers: attention, not market size. Games, for one, are played far more than they’re searched for or read about. How it’s measured

Not the leading theme in any country this week

Where it splits peopleMe first Us firstGetting by today Investing in tomorrowSpend and enjoy Save and hold back

The cost-of-living squeeze · this week

Current Zeitgeist

Breakdown

What its reading is made of this week, part by part

100.0%Inflation & interest rates

Total100.0%

Select a part to open it or see what people read in it

Most read in Inflation & interest rates

  1. 1

    Inflation

    No. 1 · 2.2k viewsme, Public domain
  2. 2

    2021–2023 inflation surge

    No. 2 · 487 viewsFederal Reserve, Public domain
  3. 3

    Hyperinflation in the Weimar Republic

    No. 3 · 343 viewsDelphi234, CC0
  4. Quantitative easing

    No. 4 · 332 views
  5. Hyperinflation in Zimbabwe

    No. 5 · 217 views

Share of Wikipedia reading in the world, 7 – 13 Nov · 3.7k page views · Open in the explorer

Inside Industry & economy

Every area’s share of its reading this week; this theme’s in colour

61.4%Other Industry & economy
  1. Everything else3.3%Manufacturing & materials 0.9% · Food & farming business 0.9% · Energy & utilities 0.7% · Advertising & marketing 0.4% · The economy 0.2% · Professional services 0.2%

Total100.0%

In colour: counted in this theme

Share of Wikipedia reading in the world, 7 – 13 Nov · 27.8m page views · Open in the explorer

Where it’s biggest

Its share of each country’s attention this week

0 to 1% or moreNo data

Reading and news · 231.7m · Indicative

New and growing

Phrases new or growing in this week’s English-language headlines, against the 8 weeks before

  1. US midterm · midterm election

    New

    8 headlines · 8 outlets

    Why the U.S. midterm election is affecting GTA gas pricescbc.ca

  2. Nino

    New

    7 headlines · 7 outlets

    El Niño in Spain to drive up food prices in Britain's supermarkets, warns Bank of Englandstandard.co.uk

  3. Ghana inflation rises

    New

    5 headlines · 5 outlets

    Ghana Inflation Rises to 5.5% as Non-Food Prices Accelerateeconotimes.com

  4. coffee prices · NYC · Harry Styles

    New

    4 headlines · 4 outlets

    Celebs: 'It is a cappuccino. It can't be $10,' says Harry Styles about NYC coffee pricesgdnonline.com

  5. rent increases

    New

    4 headlines · 4 outlets

    Tenants asked for views on £7.50 a week rent increaseeastlothiancourier.com

  6. gas prices drop · prices down

    Rising

    11 headlines · 11 outlets

    Pump up: Killeen gas prices drop to $3.06tdtnews.com

  7. rice prices

    Rising

    5 headlines · 5 outlets

    Asia Rice: Vietnam, Thai rice prices hit near two-year highs as India slipsindiatimes.com

  8. prices fall · UK house prices

    Rising

    11 headlines · 10 outlets

    UK house prices fall at steepest rate in more than three yearsaol.co.uk

The cost-of-living squeeze · The week of 30 Oct to 5 Nov

On social media

Social →

The TikTok videos, Instagram posts and YouTube videos about this theme the most-liked Bluesky posts shared this week, and the topics trending on Bluesky.

Shared from YouTube

  1. NYC is Suffering from Halalflation

    Zohran Mamdani for NYC

    Shared in 1 post · 5,973 likes and reposts

  2. The Secret Behind High Electricity Bills

    Robert Reich

    Shared in 1 post · 5,033 likes and reposts

Each plays here in its platform’s own player, loaded only when you press play; the platform’s terms apply. Counts: Bluesky’s public search (the likes and reposts of the posts that shared each one)

The cost-of-living squeeze

Discussion

The cost-of-living squeeze · this week

Emotions

How its news sounds

Its tone against its usual, and each feeling against the average news

As usual

Tone −0.80 · usual −0.77

Mostly anxiety, 1.8× the average

  • Anxiety1.8×
  • Fear0.9×
  • Anger0.5×
  • Sadness0.8×

Each bar compares a feeling with the average news here; the tick marks the average.

News · 6.7k · Solid
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