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Explaining the news through visualizations and data analysis from the NBC News Digital Data/Graphics team.

Symbol map showing where measles cases have been reported in the U.S. — Texas has the highest concentration, with more than 400 reported cases. New Mexico is second with nearly 50 reported cases.
MEASLES OUTBREAK

Map: Track the spread of measles in the U.S.

A chart showing America's balance of trade in services and goods from 1992 through 2025. The goods balance has plunged – reflecting an increasing shift toward the United States’ importing foreign goods. There's an especially dramatic drop from 2022 to the present, landing at a $157 billion deficit. In contrast, services are running a surplus, which increases over the given period, reflecting increasing service sector strength. Atop the chart is the text "Service sector trade's hidden strength."
TRUMP TARIFFS

The White House is using tariffs to restore manufacturing. Data suggests it will take time.

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The housing search is easing, but a prolonged trade war could derail progress

The NBC News Home Buyer Index showed signs of relief for shoppers in February, but policy uncertainty remains a question mark.
Charts that show how homebuying difficulty, measured on a scale of 0 to 100, has changed since 2013. Overall, difficulty has increased substantially, increasing from a score of 28 in 2013 to 86 in 2023. As of the latest data, it’s at 80.
Charts that show how homebuying difficulty, measured on a scale of 0 to 100, has changed since 2013. Overall, difficulty has increased substantially, increasing from a score of 28 in 2013 to 86 in 2023. As of the latest data, it’s at 80.

NBC News is measuring how hard it is to buy a home right now

Home prices, interest rates, availability and more factor into our new metric, updated monthly, that gauges how difficult it is to buy a home where you live.

Job applications surge among DOGE targets in federal government

Amid stagnating white-collar hiring, job applications have nearly doubled in DOGE-targeted federal agencies.
This line chart compares job applications started by federal workers against those started by federal workers at DOGE-targeted agencies. Figures are in percentages on a monthly basis and compared against January 2022 job applications. While DOGE-targeted agencies see more job application activity than federal workers in general, the amount of job application activity in February is striking. DOGE-targeted agencies increased 60 percentage points, much more than job applications among all federal workers, which increased less than 8 percentage points.
This line chart compares job applications started by federal workers against those started by federal workers at DOGE-targeted agencies. Figures are in percentages on a monthly basis and compared against January 2022 job applications. While DOGE-targeted agencies see more job application activity than federal workers in general, the amount of job application activity in February is striking. DOGE-targeted agencies increased 60 percentage points, much more than job applications among all federal workers, which increased less than 8 percentage points.

Graphic: Track grocery price trends

NBC News is tracking changes in the prices of eggs, bread, ground beef, chicken and other grocery items to monitor the impact on consumers’ food bills.
Chart showing grocery price increases for eggs, bread and bacon
Chart showing grocery price increases for eggs, bread and bacon

Are we heading into a recession? Here's what the data shows

Warning signs are flashing. What experts say you should watch for.
This chart of the yield curve since 1980, with indicators for recessions, shows that of the previous six recessions, the yield curve went negative immediately before each recession.
This chart of the yield curve since 1980, with indicators for recessions, shows that of the previous six recessions, the yield curve went negative immediately before each recession.

Where Trump's tariffs will hit your grocery list, from avocados to frozen fish

The president’s plans for steeper import taxes remain fluid, but he promises they’ll take hold after temporary delays. Consumers will start to see the impact in store aisles.
Trump's Mexico Tariffs To Challenge Americans' Guacamole Habit
Trump's Mexico Tariffs To Challenge Americans' Guacamole Habit

Understanding Trump's tariffs, in five charts

Data shows import taxes could broadly affect U.S. industries from medicine to machinery.
This is a horizontal bar chart that displays the trade values of the top 10 countries and territories the U.S. imports from. The top three trading partners are Mexico ($505.9 billion), China ($438.9 billion) and Canada ($412.7 billion). These three countries collectively accounted for 41.6% of total U.S. imports in 2024. Other trading partners in the top 10 include Germany ($160.4 billion), Japan ($148.2 billion), Vietnam ($136.6 billion), South Korea ($131.5 billion), Taiwan ($116.3 billion), Ireland ($103.3 billion) and India ($87.4 billion).
This is a horizontal bar chart that displays the trade values of the top 10 countries and territories the U.S. imports from. The top three trading partners are Mexico ($505.9 billion), China ($438.9 billion) and Canada ($412.7 billion). These three countries collectively accounted for 41.6% of total U.S. imports in 2024. Other trading partners in the top 10 include Germany ($160.4 billion), Japan ($148.2 billion), Vietnam ($136.6 billion), South Korea ($131.5 billion), Taiwan ($116.3 billion), Ireland ($103.3 billion) and India ($87.4 billion).

Do you need to make $100,000 to buy a home? Census data says yes

The median new homebuyer household income exceeds $100,000 in more than half the country.
Photo illustration of a large paycheck for $100,000 in front of a house
Photo illustration of a large paycheck for $100,000 in front of a house

Disability amid disaster: People with disabilities are disproportionately impacted by natural disasters

After disasters, people with disabilities are more likely to be displaced, more likely to never return home and more likely to receive scam offers, Census Bureau data shows.
Illustration of a woman sitting on a bed while a wildfire rages outside; near her is a cane, crutches and a wheelchair, along with a "go" backpack.
Illustration of a woman sitting on a bed while a wildfire rages outside; near her is a cane, crutches and a wheelchair, along with a "go" backpack.

Tracking Trump's executive orders

The start of Trump’s second term has been marked by a flurry of executive orders aimed at fundamentally reshaping the government and American life.
Repeated image of President Donald Trump holding a signed executive order
Repeated image of President Donald Trump holding a signed executive order

As Trump aims to ax the penny, these are the coins that cost more than they're worth

Data from the U.S. Treasury shows it costs nearly 4 cents to produce a single penny.