Guess which 2 states make up half of global military expenditure

From BoingBoing:

Frienemies United States and China make up about half of the entire world's military expenditure, according to this infographic by SIPRI. The full report is here.

China Agricultural and Economic Data

Where to find data for Chinese agriculture? The US Dept of Agriculture!

The national level database contains 250 annual series, including crop and livestock production, input use, macroeconomic data, industrial output, price indexes, and food consumption.

7 Billion: Are You Typical?

Are you a 28-year old man from China?
From National Geographic Magazine

National Bureau of Statistics of China

This is a great source of business stats in China, including:

Monthly Data on
Growth Rate of Value-Added of Industry by Region and by Sector; Investment in Fixed Assets by Industry and by Region; Sales Price Indices of Buildings in 70 Medium-Large Sized Cities; Consumer Price Index (CPI) by Category and by Region; and more.

QUARTERLY data on
Output Value of Farming, Forestry, Animal Husbandry, and Fishery by Region; Producer's Price Index of Major Agricultural Products; Per Capita Cash Income and Cash Expenditure of Rural Households by Region; Income of Urban Households by Region; and more.