It’s been a turbulent year. The global economy’s better-than-expected growth prospects early on quickly turned to concern after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Coupled with rapid and persistent inflation, particularly for food and energy, these headwinds weighed on growth and dimmed our forecasts.
Our Chart of the Week blogs have chronicled these inflection points. This week, we showcase five of our most popular charts that helped illustrate the effects of these developments. With updated data, the visuals also show how things have progressed since then.