Global business barometer

The Economist/FT survey

Our interactive business-confidence graphic 41

The Big Mac index

The Big Mac index

The Economist's interactive currency-comparison tool

• Grease-proof taper 13
• Value meal 3
• Bunfight 40
• Calories and currencies 10
• Lies, flame-grilled lies and statistics 14

House prices

Location, location, location

Our interactive guide to the world's housing markets 210

• Castles made of sand 18
• Realty check 41

European economy guide

Taking Europe's pulse

Our interactive overview of European GDP, debt and jobs 496

• Euro-zone economies: Mirabile dictu 26
• Europe’s economic rules: Brussels v Berlin 22

China's economy

• Tourism and the trade balance: A number of great import 13

Emerging markets

• Kazakhstan’s economy: Tenge fever 0

Food

• Food security in the Gulf: How to keep stomachs full 4

Live charts

• The "severity index" of the financial crisis 7
• Top growers in 2014 5

Britain's economy

• Interest rates: Fear of heights 2
• The car market: In the fast lane 2

Poll of forecasters

January averages

Economic forecasts for GDP, inflation and current-account balances 1

• December averages 0
• November averages 0