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
· number kind plain
· 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 |
37 examples
+6
US and Euro area companies are increasingly passing on their input costs to consumers, while margin erosion continues in the UK
“In the US, margins are being restored as intermediate input inflation pressures ease. Euro area companies are also now fully passing on costs, while in the UK, …”
8 countries
Eight countries showing strong digital maturity
“Eight countries with an emerging young population exhibit stronger digital maturity than the rest”
8+%
Top 10 trends CEOs should stay ahead of (III/IV) – Shifting consumer preferences
“The generational surpass is finally happening: Young (Millennials & Gen Z) twice the size vs '16 and worth ~210B€ in '22, expected to almost double again by 202…”
0.8
IMF’s latest projections are less optimistic than the ECB’s; leading indicators fell slightly and entered negative territory
-2.1
GDP decline driven by private consumption, inventories, and net trade; short-term indicators show stagnation
24M
Looking ahead, demographic factors will play a major role in the growth
“Working population to increase by 24M by 2030”
32.9
Outstandings increased for all issuers YoY
12.6
Purchase volume increased for all issuers YoY except for Citi PLCC
19.9
YoY non-interest income grew for all issuers except for Synchrony
3.7
Productivity growth, the main engine of GDP growth, slowed down in the last decade but is likely to be advanced by GenAI
“Examining the real GDP growth contribution of employment and productivity growth, increased productivity has been the main engine for GDP growth.”
125
01. Moving out of the comfort zone
“Across these IPO companies, we found 125 that achieved above peer profitability and growth both one year prior to listing, and the year of listing. They also ou…”
2.0
Demand for sourcing is increasing across the HCP services value chain
“Demand is increasing across the whole value chain.”
7.4
Tech investment is falling short
“UK output per hour (a measure of labour productivity) grew by 7.4%, compared with 9.4% in the G7 and 12.6% across the OECD.”
10–20×
A diverse set of sensors and input will be needed, expanding the peripherals market 10–20× from today
“A diverse set of sensors and input will be needed, expanding the peripherals market 10–20× from today”
7.1
There has been a gradual shift towards online learning in recent years, and this has been accelerated by compulsory online education due to COVID-19
“Some forecasts indicate there will be a significant increase in online education revenue, which is predicated to grow at a similar rate after a step change incr…”
1.2
While overall waste has been growing, per capita waste has been steadily declining over the last 15 years
12.1
Wales has significantly increased its diversion rate in part driven by higher landfill levies and the recent introduction of waste to energy facilities
“In 2008 the Welsh government established the sustainable development scheme One Wales: One Planet increasing landfill taxes, pay-as-you-throw charges and mandat…”
18
Eighteen emerging economies sustained growth higher than the advanced economies over long periods of time.
“18 Outperformers surpassed high-income economy growth rates of GDP per capita over long periods of time”
7.3
GDP per capita growth among outperforming economies has far exceeded that of other emerging economies.
1.2
Automation could be an important source of labor productivity in emerging economies.
0.8
Our latest outlook is lower than “base case”-like views
480m
SEA to be the fastest growing internet market in the world (~480m users by 2020); Indonesia fastest growing nation in the world
“Indonesia is the fastest growing internet market in the world”
21
The Indian manufacturing sector has performed well over the long term
“The Indian manufacturing sector is a perfect example of a reliable, steady workhorse.”
104K
NYC filmed production industry has seen FTE growth from 94K to 104K since 2011, bringing dependable year-round employment
“Strong growth in filmed entertainment (production), driven by scripted TV.”
36 million
A significant increase in housing construction will be needed to keep up with expected household growth in large cities
“36 million households could be added in the 20 largest cities by 2025, Thousand households”
-4.8
The decline prevails across most commodities as well as across all major mining geographies
“Almost all commodities registered declines in mining productivity - the trend is apparent across precious commodities as well as bulk minerals, indicating a mor…”
440
By 2025, 600 cities will deliver 2/3rds of global GDP... 440 of them in emerging countries delivering nearly half of global GDP growth
“By 2025, 600 cities will deliver 2/3rds of global GDP... 440 of them in emerging countries delivering nearly half of global GDP growth”
4.3
Syracuse has grown enrollment at a higher rate than most peers - particularly undergraduate enrollment
25.7
Agricultural policy has emphasised input subsidies over investment or high quality extension
40k
In face of nationwide traditional media slowdown, NYC has been growing and gaining substantial national share
“Subsector shift has helped NYC overcome nationwide decline”
0.57
Mail trends in broadband-enabled countries points to impact of broadband penetration
“Total mail CAGR as function of 2008 broadband penetration”
~350/360M
“Japan leading, China under pressure; Shrinking customer base, curbing volumes; Outlet winning over full-price as gateway; Beauty and eyewear holding up; Younger…”
86,073
“Despite a decline in the overall customer experience metric last year, this year’s results show a stabilization with a 1 to 2 percent growth in most geographies…”
8+%
3.5
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14.1M