By Larry Buchanan May 27, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has altered the world immeasurably, yet the statistically minded among us persist in trying to measure it. Here are some aspects of our lives that have trended up or down — or both — with the backstory linked to each of them:
Unemployment is up worldwide .
Global movement is down .
Global deaths are up .
Global greenhouse gas emissions are down.
Stocks .
Oil .
Burglaries .
Overall crime .
Identity fraud .
Masks .
Appreciation of health care workers .
Health care worker pay .
Vaccination rates .
Organ transplants .
Organ donors .
Speeding .
Traffic .
Bikes .
Roadkill .
Sex toy sales .
Sex .
Will writing .
E-will writing .
E-funerals .
Sympathy card sales .
Mail .
E-learning .
E-attendance .
E-gaming .
E-books .
Books .
Screen time .
Electricity .
Work from home .
Kids at home .
Kids at work .
Pets at work .
Foster dog applications .
Beans .
Seeds .
Flour .
Yeast .
Sourdough .
Fast food .
Casual dining .
Fast casual .
Fine dining .
Delivery .
Meal kits .
Booze .
Blue skies .
Outside time .
Rainbows .
Distance .
Closeness?
Larry Buchanan is a graphics editor at The Times. Source: https://nyti.ms/3epkeOb
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