The chart above shows the foreign direct investment (FDI) in dollars for each EU state in 2012.  Three states accounted for half of the foreign inflows in the EU: Luxembourg, the United Kingdom, and Ireland.

The chart above shows the residential cost of natural gas per kilowatt hour in US dollars for each EU and US region in 2016.  Every single EU region has more costly residential natural gas than every single US region.

The chart above shows the residential cost of natural gas per kilowatt hour for each EU region in 2016.  The Northern EU which has the most need for the commodity has the highest prices for it.

The chart above shows the residential cost of natural gas per thousand cubic feet for each US region in 2016.  The South, on average, has the most expensive residential natural gas.  Luckily for the South, its residents need to heat their homes less than the other regions do.

The chart above shows the residential cost of natural gas per kilowatt hour in US dollars for each EU and US state in 2016.  Surprisingly, Sweden has higher costs than Hawaii which has serious shipping issues as it is located in the middle of the world's largest ocean.

The chart above shows the residential cost of natural gas per kilowatt hour for each EU state in 2016.  Sweden has the most expensive residential natural gas which is interesting seeing as it is a nation that probably needs home heating than most of the other states in the list.

The chart above shows the residential cost of natural gas per thousand cubic feet for each state in 2016.  Hawaii, which is located in the middle of the world's largest ocean, clearly has some issues with shipment of the commodity.  That may be a large contributing factor as to why the cost of residential natural gas is nearly double the next most expensive state and more than double to five times more expensive than all other states.

All short-term rates and the one-year rate rose in August while all other medium-term and long-term rates dropped.  The yield curve narrowed from the previous month and extended its narrowing streak to four-months.  The one-month bill maintained the lowest rate throughout the month.  Short-term rates rose at a similar pace to the drop in long-term rates thus the yield curve narrowed equally from the bottom and the top keeping the risk of an inversion brought upon by rising short-term rates the same.  Such an inversion, if it were to happen would be a strong indicator for an upcoming recession.

The chart above shows the average vacation expenditures for overnight stays by EU and US region as proportion of per capita GDP.  There is a greater discrepancy in vacation spending between regions when per capita GDP is accounted for in the EU than there is in the US.

The chart above shows the average vacation expenditures for overnight stays by EU region as proportion of per capita GDP.  There is quite a disparity on vacation spending in EU regions with the Eastern EU spending more than twice as much of per capita GDP on vacations than the Northern EU.