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 macro
· function establish_context
· clear
Where in the narrative
| analyze_data | 43 |
| establish_context | 15 |
| benchmark_peers | 12 |
| frame_problem | 3 |
| quantify_impact | 2 |
| diagnose | 1 |
15 examples
~88
Recent trade tensions have halted the improvement in Chinese consumer sentiment in late 2024, and will likely keep domestic demand subdued despite some frontloading of imports
“Chinese exports surged in the leadup to April 2 US tariff announcements, then fell back in April; import frontloading (to get ahead of tariffs) was also signifi…”
62
Weakening APAC consumer sentiment suggests an impending tariff-driven slowdown in retail sales growth, as consumers remain cautious amid uncertainty and trade tensions
“High-end and mid-tier brands may lose share to value-oriented alternatives or low-end brands, as price sensitivity of consumers increases in the future”
49.2
January PMIs for manufacturing and services both post slight rises; new social financing surges; consumption during Spring Festival sees significant growth; food prices drag down consumer prices.
“January PMIs for manufacturing and services both post slight rises; new social financing surges; consumption during Spring Festival sees significant growth; foo…”
126
Southeast Asia has been facing economic headwinds, but consumer confidence is rising again
4.0%
Trade deficit increased by 23%; Federal Reserve breaks ten-meeting streak of rate hikes by not changing the federal funds rate, while inflation touches 4.0%.
“Trade deficit increased by 23%; Federal Reserve breaks ten-meeting streak of rate hikes by not changing the federal funds rate, while inflation touches 4.0%.”
8.7%
Inflation stuck at 8.7% in May; Bank of England raises key policy rate to 5%; labor market remains tight but shows signs of easing; latest GDP projections indicate modest growth in 2023 and expansion of around 1% in 2024.
“UK inflation stuck at 8.7% in May, while core inflation (which excludes the price of energy, food, alcohol, and tobacco) increased to 7.1%—the highest in 31 yea…”
3.5%
Global manufacturing sector remained stable in July, while some slowdown in expansion was also visible in services (continued)
“The authors estimate the unfilled economic gap at 4 percent of GDP per year globally, or $40 trillion, cumulatively through the decade.”
10%
UK businesses are under severe pressure.
“The widely applauded response to the pandemic raised expectations of how quickly and efficiently businesses could reinvent themselves.”
54.3
3.7%
“Consumer sentiment remained upbeat in January as the economy added 253,000 net new jobs, with annualized inflation decreasing, and interest rates unchanged belo…”
10.1%
“The UK is one of only two G7 countries predicted by the IMF to contract in 2023.”
4.65%
“Inflation continues its downward trajectory; Lula da Silva completes his first 100 days as president, but faces important challenges ahead.”
20.8%
“China's economy slowed in May. Growth in industrial output, fixed-asset investment, and housing sales revenue decelerated; exports and imports contracted compar…”
117.0
6.8%