Sweden's Sudden Spike

Sweden 2,500 1,300 (+18%) 1,250 0 Jan Apr Dec

A line chart labeled “Sweden” shows a mostly stable trend with a dramatic red spike around April, marked “1,300 (+18%),” before settling back down. The joke is the absurdly sudden increase in the middle of the year, making it useful as a reaction to an unexpected surge or bizarre statistic. EN: A line chart labeled “Sweden” shows a mostly stable trend with a dramatic red spike around April, marked “1,300 (+18%),” before settling back down. The joke is the absurdly sudden increase in the middle of the year, making it useful as a reaction to an unexpected surge or bizarre statistic.

• @itvbia / 403 2020-04-30