The Numbers Blog

The numbers blog is a side project for Political Line to highlight important and daily numbers that everyone should know. Covering everything from finance, markets, to climate, budgets, polling, policy, and everything in between. Check it out for yourself and make sure to follow our new handle @TheNumbersBlog


4.6 - The percent that GDP grew last month 
134,215 - the number of prisoners currently incarcerated in California prisons 
3000 - total number of people killed by Ebola so far 
75 - The percent of wealth controlled by the top 10% of income earners