## From War and Inflation to Food and Cargo, Charts Chronicle Volatile Year

_IMF Blog, August 30, 2022_

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## Bibliographic details
- Authors: Andrew Stanley, Jeff Kearns
- Published: August 30, 2022

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### Overview
- An overview of the top 10 Chart of the Week blogs in 2022.
- A strong chart that distills a compelling visualization of our world goes a long way toward helping illustrate what's happening in the world's economies and markets.
- Today's edition compiles top 10 by readership so far in 2022.
- From cargo prices and food costs to unrest, uncertainty, war, and inflation, these most-read blog posts reflect the eventful and often tumultuous year it's already been.

### Top 10 Chart of the Week blogs in 2022 (by readership)
- Inflation to be Elevated for Longer on War, Demand, Job Markets (April 27, 2022)
- Dollar Dominance and the Rise of Nontraditional Reserve Currencies (June 1, 2022)
- How Soaring Shipping Costs Raise Prices Around the World (March 28, 2022)
- War-Fueled Surge in Food Prices to Hit Poorer Nations Hardest (March 16, 2022)
- Where Are the World’s Fastest Roads? (June 15, 2022)
- Social Unrest is Rising, Adding to Risks for Global Economy (May 20, 2022)
- Pandemic Scars May be Twice as Deep for Students in Developing Countries (February 3, 2022)
- Global Economic Uncertainty, Surging Amid War, May Slow Growth (March 15, 2022)
- Lower Oil Reliance Insulates World From 1970s-Style Crude Shock (May 5, 2022)
- Real-Time Economic Indicators Help Better Track Activity in Africa (May 27, 2022)

### Publication and authorship
- Andrew Stanley, Jeff Kearns
- August 30, 2022

### About the blog
- IMFBlog is a forum for the views of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff and officials on pressing economic and policy issues of the day.
- The IMF, based in Washington D.C., is an organization of 191 countries, working to foster global monetary cooperation and financial stability around the world.
- The views expressed are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the views of the IMF and its Executive Board.

*From War and Inflation to Food and Cargo, Charts Chronicle Volatile Year — IMFBlog (August 30, 2022)*

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## References

- [Inflation to be Elevated for Longer on War, Demand, Job Markets](https://blogs.imf.org/2022/04/27/inflation-to-be-elevated-for-longer-on-war-demand-job-markets/)
- [Dollar Dominance and the Rise of Nontraditional Reserve Currencies](https://blogs.imf.org/2022/06/01/dollar-dominance-and-the-rise-of-nontraditional-reserve-currencies/)
- [How Soaring Shipping Costs Raise Prices Around the World](https://blogs.imf.org/2022/03/28/how-soaring-shipping-costs-raise-prices-around-the-world/)
- [War-Fueled Surge in Food Prices to Hit Poorer Nations Hardest](https://blogs.imf.org/2022/03/16/war-fueled-surge-in-food-prices-to-hit-poorer-nations-hardest/)
- [Where Are the World’s Fastest Roads?](https://blogs.imf.org/2022/06/15/where-are-the-worlds-fastest-roads/)
- [Social Unrest is Rising, Adding to Risks for Global Economy](https://blogs.imf.org/2022/05/20/social-unrest-is-rising-adding-to-risks-for-global-economy/)
- [Pandemic Scars May be Twice as Deep for Students in Developing Countries](https://blogs.imf.org/2022/02/03/pandemic-scars-may-be-twice-as-deep-for-students-in-developing-countries/)
- [Global Economic Uncertainty, Surging Amid War, May Slow Growth](https://blogs.imf.org/2022/04/15/global-economic-uncertainty-surging-amid-war-may-slow-growth/)
- [Lower Oil Reliance Insulates World From 1970s-Style Crude Shock](https://blogs.imf.org/2022/05/05/lower-oil-reliance-insulates-world-from-1970s-style-crude-shock/)
- [Real-Time Economic Indicators Help Better Track Activity in Africa](https://blogs.imf.org/2022/05/27/real-time-economic-indicators-help-better-track-activity-in-africa/)

_Source: https://www.imf.org/en/blogs/articles/2022/08/30/from-war-and-inflation-to-food-and-cargo-charts-chronicle-volatile-year_