Fact Pack!
By Hightower Las Vegas and RCG Economics on December 17, 2024
The annual inflation rate accelerated to 2.7 percent in November, essentially meeting expectations. Excluding food and energy costs, the core CPI was at 3.3% on an annual basis and rose 0.3% from October.
As of 12/11/24
Productivity
Total factor productivity increased in 12 major industries in 2023, led by the mining and retail trade industries, per Bureau of Labor Statistics data:
As of 2023
Top Las Vegas Homebuilders
Data from Zonda on the country’s 50 largest new-home markets shows which homebuilders saw the most closings in 2023 in Southern Nevada:
As of 2023
Melting Pot
The Census Bureau has posted new maps and graphs on the foreign-born population in the U.S. including this infomap showing Nevada ranks 5th among states for that metric:
As of 2023
Changes in population numbers from 2009 to 2023 (Nevada ranked 18th with +73,416):
As of 2023
NFL Players Per Game Salaries
A new analysis conducted by sports data experts Lineups reveals the amount the NFL’s biggest stars are paid each game. Top 10:
As of 2024
Kyler Murray makes the equivalent of the average American’s annual salary of $66,622 in four minutes and 41 seconds. (The average NFL game lasts three hours and 23 minutes, according to FiveThirtyEight.)
The average NFL player (including those in first teams, reserve, and practice squads) earns $2,597,009 per year—working out to $152,765 for each game played during the regular season.
The lowest paid NFL player is Elerson Smith, a backup defensive end for the Cleveland Browns, with a salary of $54,722 and a per-game paycheck of $3,219.
Death Rates from Cancer
Cancer is one of the biggest health challenges worldwide: As of 2021, around 15% of all deaths were caused by cancer, making it one of the most common causes of death globally.
Rates of death vary widely by type and age, as shown in this graph from Our World in Data:
As of 2022
This graph shows the rate of deaths by type across the globe:
As of 2021
The following graph shows age at time of death correlations to types of cancer in the U.S.:
Data source: CDC Database (2024)
Global death rates by type:
Data source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2024)
More data and interactive graphs can be found on the Our World in Data website.
Billionaires
Forbes is out with its annual update on America’s billionaires, and Visual Capitalist has graphed it nicely:
Data source: Forbes Real-time Billionaires List As of 12/11/24
Each day, Forbes lists the billionaires who saw the biggest net change since 5 pm the prior trading day. Here’s Monday’s:
As of December 16, 2024
The Forbes global ranking allows sorting, allowing us to note that the youngest three billionaires in the world are 20 years old:
As of December 16, 2024
Just four women are on the global list. Three are U.S. citizens:
As of December 16, 2024
Holiday Essentials
According to Statista Consumer Insights, a Christmas tree tops the list of holiday items Americans will procure this year, with 50 percent of Americans considering it essential to a proper celebration. Other items many households consider must-haves:
As of November 2024
This imaginative Statista graphic shows how many Americans will go to church — or a tavern — on Christmas day:
As of November 2024
Happy Holidays
This will be our last edition of 2024. Have a warm and wonderful holiday season, and look for us in your Inbox on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025.
On the Horizon
Mike PeQueen: This week is all about Wednesday’s interest rate decision by the Fed and Chair Powell’s press conference the same day. One quarter point rate cut is the expectation.
