Concept Exercise 3

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The map depicts the ranking of the total consumer spending on clothing and footwear by country in millions (U.S. dollars). The highest-ranking countries are the United States and China, ranking extremely higher than the other countries shown. Belize is the lowest ranking country. The map shows consumer spending by color, with lightest being the least amount spent by consumers on clothing and footwear in 2020 and darkest being the most consumer spending. This data infers economic profit by the U.S. as it is exceedingly higher than other countries, even China, with consumer spending being approximately $391,100.08M. China's consumer spending is listed as $353,189.79M. The United Kingdom is ranked third overall, with consumer spending at $82,663.08. This is immensely lower than the two countries ranking above the U.K, and this is also where the data starts to normalize and steadily decrease.

The data shows that two of the largest countries in the world have the largest consumer spending, but I think it is important to note that although China exceeds the U.S. in population size, the U.S. exceeds China with $37,911.01M in consumer spending during 2020, the year of the COVID-19 pandemic. I think the huge gap between China ad the U.K, being over $150M, is also important to note. This could infer differences in consumer behavior, differing ideologies impacting purchasing decisions, as well as population size variances. The countries with the lowest consumer spending are similar in geographical location, appearing to be in Africa, South America, and central Europe. Some countries did not have data provided, therefore they appear dark gray on the map. 

Overall the dramatic increase in U.S. consumer spending when compared to over 150 other countries is a thought-provoking and would be intriguing to review based on newer data from 2021-2022; this would be a good representation of how consumer behavior has differed or remained the same post-pandemic.

Link to map: https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/k5sxA/1/

The map depicts the ranking of the total consumer spending on clothing and footwear by country in millions (U.S. dollars). The highest-ranking countries are the United States and China, ranking extremely higher than the other countries shown. Belize is the lowest ranking country. The map shows consumer spending by color, with lightest being the least amount spent by consumers on clothing and footwear in 2020 and darkest being the most consumer spending. This data infers economic profit by the U.S. as it is exceedingly higher than other countries, even China, with consumer spending being approximately $391,100.08M. China's consumer spending is listed as $353,189.79M. The United Kingdom is ranked third overall, with consumer spending at $82,663.08. This is immensely lower than the two countries ranking above the U.K, and this is also where the data starts to normalize and steadily decrease.

The data shows that two of the largest countries in the world have the largest consumer spending, but I think it is important to note that although China exceeds the U.S. in population size, the U.S. exceeds China with $37,911.01M in consumer spending during 2020, the year of the COVID-19 pandemic. I think the huge gap between China ad the U.K, being over $150M, is also important to note. This could infer differences in consumer behavior, differing ideologies impacting purchasing decisions, as well as population size variances. The countries with the lowest consumer spending are similar in geographical location, appearing to be in Africa, South America, and central Europe. Some countries did not have data provided, therefore they appear dark gray on the map. 

Overall the dramatic increase in U.S. consumer spending when compared to over 150 other countries is a thought-provoking and would be intriguing to review based on newer data from 2021-2022; this would be a good representation of how consumer behavior has differed or remained the same post-pandemic.