Metrics
What numbers consultants lead with.
Every slide that foregrounds a metric — 7,750 in total — classified into families by what's being measured. Drill in to see who uses each family, where in the narrative, and the real examples.
Metric families
7,750 metric-led slides1266
Survey & sentiment
What people said — respondents, priorities, sentiment, NPS.
16.3%
1110
Market size & value
Scale of the pool — TAM, GMV, AUM, deal value, investment, funding.
14.3%
709
Cost & savings
What's spent or saved — costs, spend, savings, efficiency, abatement.
9.1%
541
Share & penetration
Piece of the pie — market share, adoption, penetration, uptake.
7.0%
491
Growth rate
Speed of change — CAGR, YoY, growth rate.
6.3%
261
Rates & ratios
Other rates — retention, conversion, representation, distress.
3.4%
324
Employment & headcount
People at work — employees, FTEs, productivity, jobs.
4.2%
226
Indices & scores
Composite indicators — confidence indices, rankings, ratings.
2.9%
218
Margin & return
Economic quality — margins, ROI/ROE/ROIC, TSR, profit.
2.8%
212
Environment & emissions
Green metrics — GHG, emissions, hydrogen, renewables.
2.7%
187
Volume & counts
Raw counts — number of X, transactions, deals.
2.4%
141
Revenue & sales
Top line — revenue, sales, GVA.
1.8%
76
Macro indicators
Economy-wide signals — inflation, unemployment, PMI.
1.0%
23
Valuation
Asset worth — present value, pre-money, exit value.
0.3%
1965
Other
Domain-specific or uncategorized long-tail.
25.4%
Filtered by growth_rate
· clear
Where in the narrative
| analyze_data | 230 |
| establish_context | 88 |
| frame_problem | 27 |
| illustrate_case | 26 |
| benchmark_peers | 26 |
| size_opportunity | 24 |
| quantify_impact | 18 |
| recommend | 15 |
| diagnose | 11 |
| decompose_segments | 8 |
| transition | 7 |
| appendix | 4 |
Number shape
| percent | 403 |
| plain | 37 |
| multiplier | 37 |
| money | 10 |
| other | 4 |
80 examples
showing first 802.3%
Continued growth moderation and above-target inflation are the base case for the US, with continued stagnation or mild recessions most likely throughout Europe
“Continued growth moderation and above-target inflation are the base case for the US, with continued stagnation or mild recessions most likely throughout Europe”
9.4%
Public and private capex in India is rising on the back of government initiatives to transform the manufacturing sector, providing opportunity for foreign firms to diversify supply chains
“Interim Union budget '24-'25 saw a substantial increase (+360%) in Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme allocation for semiconductors and display manufactur…”
3.0%
Many major economies face persistent inflation, particularly the US and UK, while some in the APAC region are seeing temporary relief
3.0%
Headline inflation pressures persist in the US, UK, and Euro area, while South Korea sees renewed momentum due to an uptick in services inflation
“Drivers of recent CPI inflation — Year-on-year % change and percentage point contributions from major goods and services categories”
7%
Labor and services costs remain primary drivers of inflation across industries, even as energy and material prices show signs of relief
+12%
Global air trade grew substantially throughout 2024, with Q4 likely reflecting preemptive trade flows as tariffs loom and global uncertainties remain elevated
“Q4 likely reflecting preemptive trade flows as tariffs loom and global uncertainties remain elevated”
+6%
Air trade along trans-Atlantic and westbound trans-Pacific routes has slowed, however, and further trade patterns shifts are likely to emerge
“Global air trade growth: +6% / -1.2% vs. 2019”
10.5%
Recent data suggest an uptick in consumer spending due to anticipatory purchases ahead of tariff implementations, particularly for goods that could see higher price pressures
“Consumer spending in the US was mostly positive throughout Q1 2025 due to frontloading for goods most likely to be hit by tariffs, such as autos; the flip side …”
5.6%
Consumer spending momentum across Europe varies widely, though falling consumer sentiment is a consistent trend as high inflation and trade tensions persist
“Consumer demand varies widely throughout Europe, and it is crucial for firms to understand the economic disparities and shifting consumer preferences that may i…”
3.5%
Inflation has moderated in the US and across most of Europe (though UK inflation ticked up) and remains broadly stable in APAC
3.5%
Inflation remains elevated in most major markets but shows easing in the US, Euro area, and Korea, while the UK faces renewed upward momentum
7%
Labor and purchased services remain key inflation drivers across industries, as energy and materials costs stabilize or decline in sectors like Energy, Utilities, and Chemicals
“Labor and purchased services remain key inflation drivers across industries, as energy and materials costs stabilize or decline in sectors like Energy, Utilitie…”
25-30%
The luxury sector grew faster than the economy, driven by top spenders
80%
Growth was driven by significant price increases in specific categories
“Prices went up across categories, with more significant increases in leather goods. Iconic products were disproportionally impacted, with some luxury brands inc…”
2-4%
Global luxury sector growth slowed considerably in 2024 and is expected to be modest in the years ahead
4-6%
The US is forecast to become luxury’s main growth engine, thanks to favorable economic factors
4-6%
Growth dynamics differ by category, as typical levers decrease in effectiveness
65-80%
Top-spending clients are expected to create 65 to 80 percent of global market growth through 2027
“Top-spending clients are expected to create 65 to 80 percent of global market growth through 2027”
+90%
Tech debt dilemma | AI in code development with mature DevOps significantly enhances velocity and capacity savings
“GenAI-ready tech stacks and ecosystems maximize gains.”
72%
How to harness your talent's best potential to deliver better outcomes for your capital project
“The project's three critical workstreams achieved significant acceleration (72%, 26%, 22%) within three months with each team focusing on a further set of simil…”
83%
Aircraft deliveries fell in 2024 due to supply chain disruptions and production setbacks. Amid pent-up demand and trade policy uncertainty, the focus is now shifting to supply chain resilience.
“Confidence in aircraft deliveries is improving: 83% of executives expect narrow-body and 88% expect wide-body deliveries in first half of 2025 (1H25) to match o…”
1.7x
Personal relationships open up organic growth opportunities
“Banks with the highest advocacy scores (top 20%) have grown their revenues 1.7x faster than those with the lowest scores.”
2.6x
Customers as growth engines
“Banks in the top 20% for advocacy scores experience 1.7x faster revenue growth globally, with even higher growth (2.6x) recorded in North America.”
73%
Invest in people's future
“Through efforts to offer increasingly tailored products, and by providing accessible financial education, the center has seen a 73% growth in savings balances a…”
1%
Bring back the love—growth through advocacy
“a 10% movement in advocacy scores across our sample would increase growth for the average bank by 1%.”
+100%
Accelerating E-commerce with a slam-dunk redesign
“Capgemini's work helped FILA achieve a triple-digit increase in conversion rates, significantly reduce bounce-rates, and improve engagement across key metrics i…”
+60%
AI ambitions are growing alongside investments
“GenAI investments are projected to increase by 60% in the next 3 years”
60%
Despite the constraints that the industry faces, BCG projects a continued boom in the US natural gas industry
“BCG's forecasts don't suggest that output will soon peak.”
11%
In sum, the US natural gas industry is ready to keep growing despite the current constraints and uncertainty
4% to 7%
GPs estimate that sustainability drives 4% to 7% in realized EBITDA growth over the hold period of their portfolio companies
+7 pp
Strong employee value propositions can lead to real commercial benefits, including reduced costs and greater employee productivity
~2%
The base case for US economy is continued growth moderation alongside above-target inflation, with two-sided risks to this outlook depending on severity of protectionist policies
“Moderate growth (most likely): Further moderation to near-trend (~2%) growth as consumer spending softens”
4-5%
Deceleration towards a new, lower structural growth rate remains base case for China, though recent policy stimulus in 2024 could provide some short-term uplift
“Growth decelerates modestly (to 4-5%) as structural headwinds and tariff impacts outweigh near-term policy stimulus efforts”
~4%
Tariffs could stoke goods inflation pressures globally, while wage-driven services inflation remains sticky; large fiscal deficits create further pressure for interest rates to remain high
“Services inflation remains sticky. Labor shortages from tighter immigration policies increase the risk of higher for longer inflation and interest rates”
-8% (Sweden, lowest)
Cost-of-living challenges remain widespread across the global economy as households face real wage stagnation, reduced personal savings, and still-elevated price levels
“Workers in major OECD economies are earning less now than pre-pandemic”
~9%
India has consistently grown faster than China in recent years, and a recent influx of infrastructure investment could help turbocharge economic development
“Infrastructure investment is a critical factor in rapid economic development (as seen in China). The projects themselves create jobs and the outputs of investme…”
+85%
West-China tensions and strengthening US-India relations are also enabling India's rise
“Firms' China + 1 strategy is driving FDI towards India”
10%
China faces structural challenges including its debt, demographics, consumer and FDI. Its economy is increasingly reliant on exports for growth, creating a risk from higher tariffs
“Exports have been a key recent driver of growth given weakness in domestic consumption and investment; US tariffs are likely to hurt this lever, slowing growth …”
-0.3%
Slowing growth and renewed inflation is the base case for the US amidst tariff pressures, with continued stagnation most likely throughout Europe
“Aggressive tariffs will likely lead to below-trend growth as business investment and consumer spending soften”
1.0-1.2%
Consensus outlooks on Euro area GDP growth have become more bearish and uncertainty remains elevated given lack of clarity on US tariff implementation, EU responses, and trade flow recalibration
“US tariffs of 20%+ on European exports will likely drive a negative demand shock”
37.9%
Sustainability-related segments outpace conventional industry growth
“The top five sectors for sustainability-related growth were automotive (37.9%), utilities (16.6%), textiles (16.0%), home and personal care (14.2%) and paper (1…”
~40%
Sustainability-related demand shows higher growth and increasing penetration
“Overall market is growing slowly. Conventional product penetration is decreasing; thereby resulting in negative absolute growth.”
~20%
Leading edge predictive and dynamic RTD increases automation and accelerates cycle time
7%
How front-runners are winning big
“85% of front-runners measure the success of their data and AI initiatives through a 360° value lens, compared to only 2% of companies that just experiment with …”
18%
Close the gap on responsible AI
“Closing the gap on responsible AI involves a shift in mentality—from viewing responsible AI as a compliance-driven obligation to recognizing it as a strategic e…”
70%
AI is transforming marketing, but measurement remains a significant hurdle for most organizations
“Unless you get the basics right, the rewards of using AI to measure marketing efforts will remain out of reach.”
1.7x
Leading Marketers Are Doing Six Things Differently
“Leading marketers (19% of sample) are categorized as leaders based on their use of a standardized KPI framework, advanced measurement solutions, and strong EBIT…”
3.4%
Will a long-run trend of construction price escalation beyond general inflation accelerate?
52%
Digital innovation is key to driving performance
“52% of wealth advisory firms or divisions expect revenue to rise over the next 3 years from digital innovation.”
44%
Firms are democratizing products to meet investor needs
“Rising competition will elevate the significance of alternative and exclusive investment products as the key differentiator among wealth managers, with partners…”
95%
Core revenue streams will continue to perform
“Value-added services and broader wealth offerings are crucial for fee preservation and differentiation.”
83.3%
Who will be the winners and losers?
“On average, investors use four providers, and 45% will add more over the next three years.”
3-4%
Deceleration towards a new, lower structural growth rate is base case for China, though more aggressive policy stimulus could help stabilize growth
“Growth continues to trend down towards the slower (3-4%) potential rate associated with China's materializing structural challenges”
19%
Creating spaces to come as you are
“Our commitment: Foster an educated, empathetic workforce”
10%
Analysts expect 2025 revenues to grow 5%, EBITDA to grow 9% and net income to grow 10%
5%
Amid global uncertainty, experiences leading over products
“Maintaining sound traction, as luxury consumers continue shifting spending toward travel experiences and social events, favoring personal treatment and wellness…”
-1/+1%
Uncertain – yet stable – macroeconomic scenario, but with rising wealth polarization
“Yet in a context where different consumers cohort are pressured dichotomously”
-2%
Lowering quarterly trajectory
Q4 performance highly exposed to short-term winds
“Q4 performance highly exposed to short-term winds”
-22/-20%
China experiencing substantial pressure, with few winners in a highly complex yet evolving environment
“Government is taking actions to address structural challenges and relaunch economy... But impact on consumers yet to unfold.”
+12/13%
Japan as growth driver led by touristic inflows, yet largely driven by currency fluctuations
“Continued price increases in first half of the year, to rebalance price differentials against weakening Yen”
35%
Touristic flows as key engine of personal luxury in 2024
“... with American and Middle Eastern consumers gaining share”
+3/5%
Beauty and eyewear outshining among categories; accessories and watches facing harder times
~30/35%
Skyrocketing polarization in 2024E comparable only to last major crisis levels
“Handful of trailblazers on double-digit acceleration; Few slow movers hardly challenged, still slightly growing; Many suffering with significant performance bac…”
~6-8%
ASC revenue growth is expected to accelerate slightly to ~6-8% p.a. to 2027, driven in large part by a set of specialties that are earlier in their ASC transition
“Add 3-4% for high-growth specialties – CV, spine, orthopedics”
6-8%
ASCs are becoming an increasingly important part of the provider landscape and offer large potential, but require tailored strategies given different clinical, economic, and decision-making dynamics
“Learning how to succeed in the ASC setting is becoming increasingly critical for MedTechs”
6-8%
Six key themes have emerged from the 2024 ASC Insights Study, reflecting how ASCs have advanced as customers and how MedTechs can better support the evolving ASC landscape
“ASCs have historically been a challenging (and deprioritized) customer segment for MedTechs, but require sufficient attention and tailored approaches as they be…”
6-8%
The ASC market has a robust growth outlook, with revenue and spend expected to increase ~6-8% p.a. through 2027, with pockets of higher growth in higher value ASC specialties
“These growth rates contrast with those of hospitals, which are experiencing flat to declining numbers of staffed beds and declining number of inpatient days / p…”
4%
Case study: Singapore has achieved growth in manufacturing sector and attracted global investments while implementing its carbon tax system
“Gradual and firm carbon tax pricing helps manage international competitiveness”
22%
Case Study: Many SEA companies unlocking value from going green
0.6%
2023 eurozone GDP at 0.6%; European stocks at record high; inflation rebound weaker than expected; CAP under scrutiny as farmers protest.
“2023 eurozone GDP at 0.6%; European stocks at record high; inflation rebound weaker than expected; CAP under scrutiny as farmers protest.”
0.8%
Countries with greater focus on services currently seeing higher growth than manufacturing-led economies; Eurocoin declines in contrast with other forward-looking indicators
-0.3%
UK GDP fell by an estimated 0.3% in Q4 2023; the CPI remained unchanged at 4% in January; the Bank of England kept the policy rate at 5.25% in January
7.3%
[Emerging economies]: Among emerging economies, India projects 7.3% growth for 2023–24; China surges new social financing; Brazil cuts Selic rate by 0.50 percentage points for a fifth time.
3.8%
Industrial production grew by 3.8% in December, with equity indexes complementing this growth to rise by 2–3% in February
7.3%
GDP growth projections for 2023–24 are 7.3%; manufacturing and services PMI expanded; unemployment rate fell; RBI keeps interest rates on hold
“Sales grew; manufacturing and services PMI expanded; inflation moderated; unemployment rates improved”
3.6%
Russia’s GDP growth in 2023 higher than expected, driven by domestic demand and military-related spending; lower dynamics in recent months amid mounting inflationary pressures; foreign trade slows
“Russia’s GDP growth in 2023 higher than expected, driven by domestic demand and military-related spending; lower dynamics in recent months amid mounting inflati…”
150%
BBVA embarks on a bold new future
“Today, nearly 50 million BBVA customers interact with the bank through digital channels, seven out of 10 sales are made digitally, and cost-to-income has droppe…”
$53 million
Fighting electronics waste, one phone at a time
“An estimated 5.3 billion mobile phones are thrown away each year, with less than 20% being recycled.”
+183%
The Index indicator analysis reveals that the rate of change affecting businesses has risen steadily since 2019—rising 183% over the past four years and 33% in the past year alone. In the survey, most (88%) of C-suite executives expect this change to accelerate even more; 60% see it as an opportunity, and 68% expect revenue growth to accelerate in 2024.
“+183% 4-yr growth rate (2019 – 2023)”
$122 billion
The GDP benefit of the nbn network between 2012 and 2022 ($122 billion) equates to 4% of all growth in GDP, and one quarter of annual MFP growth in the period
“The nbn network has supported 4% of aggregate GDP growth 2012 - 2022 and approximately one quarter of all multifactor productivity growth.”