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
· number kind percent
· clear
Where in the narrative
| analyze_data | 43 |
| establish_context | 15 |
| benchmark_peers | 12 |
| frame_problem | 3 |
| quantify_impact | 2 |
| diagnose | 1 |
33 examples
~4.3%
Businesses and consumers expect inflation to rise significantly in the near-term as tariffs and other geopolitical tensions threaten price stability
“Inflation expectations for next 12 months and longer-term”
7.3%
US inflation expectations among consumers have surged since January, though expectations among companies remain fairly anchored for the time being
2-2.5%
Central banks continue to garner the confidence of market participants, as inflation expectations stabilize within the range of 2-2.5%
“Central banks continue to garner the confidence of market participants, as inflation expectations stabilize within the range of 2-2.5%”
4%
Inflation unchanged in January—higher energy charges contributed most; manufacturing and services sentiment improves; consumer confidence strengthens, and unemployment declines
“Inflation remains unchanged in January; consumer confidence improves; industrial production strengthens”
3.95%
Consumer and producer prices continued to deflate, while new credit surged in January; PBOC (central bank) further lowered the interest rate in February
“On February 20, the PBOC announced a 25-basis-points cut in the 5-year LPR, to 3.95%—the largest interest rate cut since this reference rate was introduced in 2…”
2.6%
BANK LENDING CHALLENGES: NL SMES PAY ONLY SLIGHTLY HIGHER INTEREST RATES THAN PEERS
“Overall, NL SME bank loan interest levels are slightly higher than peer countries.”
3-4%
Sequential inflation momentum is still not subsiding, even as base effects continue to bring down the headline inflation rate
“Barring outright month-on-month price declines going forward, there is a high chance that inflation does not fall below 3-4% by year-end”
5.0%
[Advanced economies]: In the advanced economies, US inflation edged down to 5.0% with energy prices contributing to this decline; however, the Fed is likely to continue with a rate rise in May. Eurozone inflation slowed to 6.9% in March (8.5% in February), and the ECB estimates inflation will reach 2.8% by the end of 2023.
5.0%
Fed’s latest economic growth projections for 2023 and 2024 decreased to 0.4% and 1.2% respectively; inflation edges down to 5.0%, with energy prices contributing to its decline; Fed likely to stick with raising interest rates in the upcoming month
6.1%
GDP outlook for FY 24 declines; inflation ticked down to 6.1%; manufacturing sector in record expansion of 21 months; India in search of new export avenues
“Industrial production expanded in February; consumer inflation ticked down; manufacturing sector expands for 21 straight months.”
4.65%
In March, consumer and business confidence grew; trade expanded and inflation eased; the unemployment rate rose slightly
“In March, inflation fell; consumers' and producers' expectations rose, while the unemployment rate increased.”
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%.”
6.1%
Eurozone trade again in deficit; headline inflation down to 6.1%, while food prices remain high; EC approves €8.1 billion for microelectronics and communication technologies
“The EC approved €8.1 billion ($8.7 billion) in public funding to support an Important Project of Common European Interest (IPCEI) on Microelectronics and Commun…”
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…”
3.94%
In May, consumer confidence rose, inflation continued to decline, and the unemployment rate decreased
“May recorded higher imports and exports; inflation and unemployment continued to go down.”
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.”
5.3%
EA trade balance broke into surplus; headline inflation was down to 5.3%, while core inflation remains high; EU reaches 90% gas storage target ahead of winter
“The eurozone trade deficit increased substantially in April, but in June trade broke into a surplus of €23 billion (up from a -€0.3 billion deficit in May).”
60%
Reduction in input costs boosted manufacturing PMI, while a decrease in demand weighed on services PMI
“According to the Genial/Quaest poll, there has been a rise in President Lula da Silva's popularity due to economic feel-good factors.”
55%
Low-income and Gen X respondents have the lowest confidence in Germany’s current state of the economy
36%
Low-income and elder consumers have the lowest confidence in their country's future economic recovery
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.”
5.7%
Most investors expect inflation to remain elevated through 2023 year-end, with a median rate of 5.7% expected for year-end 2022 and 3.8% for 2023 and 2024
“4% of investors expect inflation to normalize by 2022 year-end vs. 20% in June 2022 and 40% in March 2022”
11.2%
Vancouver's unemployment rate has grown along with other Canadian cities over the past 4 months
30%
COVID-19 has increased employment disparity between groups
“High school graduates in BC have ~50% higher unemployment rate when compared to university graduates”
14.5%
Unemployment has also been unevenly distributed, with youth unemployment more than double the general rate of unemployment
“The University of Melbourne estimated that if not for JobKeeper, unemployment would have been 11.7% in April, in contrast to the 6.4% official figure”
15-25%
The drop in economic activity has led to an increase in unemployment, further compounded by the Syrian migrant crisis
“No reliable data exists on Lebanon’s labour force and employment levels”
4-6%
Unemployment rate would also drop from 20-25% to 4-6%
“~15 p.p.”
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…”
6.8%
6%