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

This bar chart shows how many days conclaves have taken since 1900. Values range from two to five days; the two conclaves held so far this century both lasted two days.
DATA GRAPHICS

Cardinals, conclaves and popes, in five charts

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.

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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.

School Shooting Tracker: Counting school shootings since 2013

NBC News is tracking school shootings that involve active shooters. Here’s what we found.
Illustration of children evacuating school.
Illustration of children evacuating school.

How Trump's trade war could raise your car insurance bill

Auto repairs and car insurance prices are projected to rise as Trump’s import taxes hit the industry.
Chart showing average annual insurance prices
Chart showing average annual insurance prices

U.S. deportation tracker: Counting arrests, detentions and border crossings

President Donald Trump came into office promising a crackdown on unauthorized migrants.
Photo collage depicting border officers on horseback in a black-and-white image with a red overlay; a close-up image of Donald Trump's face, a black-and white image of a U.S. Air Force craft; overlaid with purple text that reads "Migrant Detention" and small white text that reads: February, April, June
Photo collage depicting border officers on horseback in a black-and-white image with a red overlay; a close-up image of Donald Trump's face, a black-and white image of a U.S. Air Force craft; overlaid with purple text that reads "Migrant Detention" and small white text that reads: February, April, June

What soaring uncertainty means for the U.S. economy

Tariff threats — whether they materialize or not — affect the economy, data shows.

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

Egg prices decline (a little) after months of increases

The average price for a dozen is still more than $6.
This line chart of the average weekly price of a dozen eggs in the past year shows prices nearly doubling from $3.50 up to more than $6.50 before declining in the latest week’s data.
This line chart of the average weekly price of a dozen eggs in the past year shows prices nearly doubling from $3.50 up to more than $6.50 before declining in the latest week’s data.

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

Manufacturing jobs and infrastructure have shrunk since the 1970s, and it would take years to raise them back up.
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."
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."

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.

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.

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.
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