Tag Archives: Average Hourly Wage

Hours of Work Needed to Buy the S&P500

Posted on November 11, 2011 by macromon

Here is an interesting take on the valuation of the S&P500 by our friends over at The Chart Store, who do excellent work.  Their chart shows that it now takes 69.23 hours at the average hourly wage of $19.53 to … Continue reading →

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Hours of Work Needed to Buy a Barrel of Oil

Posted on November 7, 2011 by macromon

Another awesome piece of work from our friends over at The Chart Store.   The chart below is a times series of the numbers of hours of work — based on the average hourly wage — needed to buy a barrel … Continue reading →

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