Real U.S. Personal Consumption Expenditures Y/Y Growth In recent quarters, U.S. consumers have continued to reallocate spending toward experience‑driven categories like travel, dining and recreation, even as overall services spending growth has cooled. Image: Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research
Data Centre Electricity Consumption by Country (Forecast to 2030) Data center electricity use may triple by 2030 due to AI growth, straining energy infrastructure, challenging capacity, sustainability, and reliable power supply across global grids. Image: Deutsche Bank Research
Oil – World Primary Energy Consumption Will oil continue to dominate primary energy consumption? Image: Gavekal, Macrobond
World Oil Consumption and World Real GDP Global oil consumption remains on the rise, despite the coronavirus pandemic. Image: Alpine Macro
Bitcoin – Annual Electricity Consumption Bitcoin now consumes more electricity per year than Argentina. Image: Deutsche Bank
Bitcoin Energy Consumption Compared to Select Countries Is Bitcoin really bad for the environment? Image: BofA Global Research
Annual Electricity Consumption (Twh) by Country with Bitcoin Added One Bitcoin transaction uses the same amount of electricity as around 500,000 Visa transactions. Image: Deutsche Bank
U.S. Real Personal Consumption Expenditure This chart suggests that U.S. consumer spending activity is expected to decline by 13% in simple terms. Image: Oxford Economics
Global Oil Consumption as a % of GDP and Global Recessions Chart suggesting that Brent crude prices need to exceed US$117 to push the global economy into recession. Image: Financial Times
U.S. Economic Policy Uncertainty Index and Consumption Growth Forecast Goldman Sachs economists’ model forecasts solid consumption growth above trend in 2020, despite policy uncertainty. Image: Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research
Global Consumption by Region Chart suggesting that developing economies will dominate global consumption. Image: McKinsey Global Institute