Charting the Global Economy: The Week in Review

The slow grind to more moderate growth continues in China, Germany’s government is more downbeat about next year’s prospects and the American consumer remains king of an economy that received another piece of bad news this week on the manufacturing front.

Following are some of the top charts that appeared on the Bloomberg terminal and Bloomberg.com this week. The scope of this weekly series, grouped by region, is a graphical depiction of an evolving world economy. Chart selection is based on financial market and national economy relevance, shifts in demographics and geopolitical events.