Each
week, we'll share with you some of the most compelling numbers in our studies.
40
Since the pandemic began, over 40 countries have imposed export restrictions on medical supplies and essential items.
SOURCE: "Trade Symptoms of the Pandemic," by CSIS's Bill Reinsch and Jack Caporal.
$285 Billion
In 2019, roughly $285 billion worth of renminbi was traded daily in the foreign exchange market; Trades involving the U.S. dollar reached over $5.8 trillion per day.
SOURCE: "Will China’s push to internationalize the renminbi succeed?" by CSIS's ChinaPower Project.
.6%
From 2016 to 2019, U.S. CO2 emissions fell just .6%; In the United Kingdom, the equivalent number was closer to 9%.
SOURCE: "United States No Longer Reducing Energy-Related Carbon Emissions," by CSIS's Nikos Tsafos.
$1.5 Trillion
The United States must spend $1.5 trillion by 2025 just to fix its existing roads, bridges, dams, and other infrastructure.
SOURCE: "Donald Trump Is Right. We Need ‘BIG & BOLD’ Infrastructure Spending," by CSIS's Lachlan Carey.
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