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McDonald's 34,492 restaurants: where are they?

A new restaurant in Vietnam means that McDonald's will be serving up food in 116 countries around the world next year. See where they all are and find out how many restaurants there are per person in those countries

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Two employees stand behind the counter of the first McDonald's fast-food restaurant in India, back in 1996. How many restaurants are there now? Photograph: Agence France Presse/Getty

More than 73 years after McDonald's first opened its doors to customers in California, the company is doing the same in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. A restaurant chain that has become synonymous with fast-food, the focus of anti-capitalist protests and the benchmark of corporate success may now stop and pause to think – we certainly are – where are we now?
Here's a summary of the best Mcnumbers we've collected so far.

3,000 more restaurants in five years

Vietnam joins Armenia, Bosnia and Trinidad as one the newest members of the McDonald's club. See where they are all based using our interactive map below.

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Some burger enthusiasts may have to travel great distances or join long queues however, as the number of citizens per restaurant suggests. Vietnam's single restaurant has to cater to a population of 88.7 million while in India the presence of 300 restaurants would have to ration severely if all of the country's 1.2 billion citizens wanted a fast bite.
At the other extreme sits McDonald's US homeland, where for every 22,174 citizens there is a restaurant waiting to serve. That may seem surprising given that for every hospital in America there are twice as many people waiting in line.

Plan to win

That's the strategy laid out by McDonald's chairman Andy McKenna (pictured left) in the company's annual report – and it appears to be working.
Despite the global financial crisis, McDonald's reports show that the number of restaurants has grown by 10% since 2007. Net profit is also up – from $2.4bn in 2007 to $5.5bn last year.
Other fast-food chains like Burger King pale in comparison, with just a third of the number of restaurants that McDonald's operates. They're not helped by mishaps such as the one in February this year when their account was hacked.

Big macs?

As well as being the focus of environmentalists' concerns, McDonald's has frequently come under criticism for the calories on its menu. Is there any similarity in patterns of obesity and branches? Using data from the World Health Organisation we checked the correlation – everywhere from Sri Lanka where 8.5% of people are overweight or obese, to Samoa where 82.6% of the country are.
There is a correlation, but it's not as strong as we first thought. Watch how the order of countries changes when you switch the indicator at the top of the graph.

What's the beef?

There isn't always any – in India, there's no beef on the menu at all. Instead, customers can go for a Veg PizzaMcPuff followed by a McAloo Tikki and wash it down with some Kinley Water.
A blogger posts a picture of the Veggie McPuff. 'It tasted like a Hot Pocket with vegetable soup in it. It was okay for what it was, but I wouldn't call it Pizza.'
We don't know yet what clients in Vietnam can order, but maybe you do. Tell us about your fast-food experiences below.

Productivity and Costs for 4th Quarter 2013

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Productivity and Costs Released On 3/6/2014 8:30:00 AM For Q4r:13 Prior Prior Revised Consensus Consensus Range Actual Nonfarm productivity - Q/Q change - SAAR 3.2 % 3.5 % 2.4 % 1.7 % to 2.9 % 1.8 % Unit labor costs - Q/Q change - SAAR -1.6 % -2.1 % -0.5 % -1.3 % to 0.0 % -0.1 % Highlights Productivity in the fourth quarter rose a revised1.8 percent after a 3.5 percent boost the prior quarter. Expectations were for 2.4 percent increase. Unit labor costs declined an annualized 0.1 percent, following a decrease of 2.1 percent in the third quarter. The market forecast was for a 0.5 percent decline. The rise in productivity reflected a 3.4 percent jump in non-farm output, following a boost of 5.4 percent in the third quarter. Hours worked increased 1.6 percent in the fourth after rising an annualized 1.9 in the third quarter. Compensation firmed to a 1.7 percent rate after rising 1.3 percent in the third quarter. Year-on-year, productivity was up 1.3 percent in the fourth quarter versus up 0.5 percent in the third quarter. Year-ago unit labor costs were down 0.9 percent, compared to up 1.9 percent in the third quarter. Market Consensus before announcement Nonfarm business productivity in the fourth quarter remained healthy, posting at an annualized gain of 3.2 percent after a 3.6 percent boost the prior quarter. Unit labor costs declined an annualized 1.6 percent, following a decrease of 2.0 percent in the third quarter. The rise in productivity reflected a 4.9 percent jump in non-farm output, following a jump of 5.4 percent in the third quarter. Hours worked grew 1.7 percent in both the fourth and third quarters. Compensation eased to a 1.5 percent pace after rising 1.6 percent in the third quarter. Definition Productivity measures the growth of labor efficiency in producing the economy's goods and services. Unit labor costs reflect the labor costs of producing each unit of output. Both are followed as indicators of future inflationary trends.  Why Investors Care   Nonfarm productivity growth has remained healthy during this expansion, but it has prevented employment from growing very fast and this hurt income growth to some extent. Unit labor costs tend to fall when productivity growth accelerates and then rises as productivity growth abates. Data Source: Haver Analytics       2014 Release Schedule Released On: 2/6 3/6 5/7 6/4 8/8 9/4 11/6 12/3 Release For: Q4:13 Q4r:13 Q1:14 Q1r:14 Q2:14 Q2r:14 Q3:14 Q3r:14   Share this page 2 Legal Notices | ©Copyright 1998-2014 Econoday, Inc.  powered by

ISM Manufacturing Index

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ISM Mfg Index

Released On 4/1/2013 10:00:00 AM For Mar, 2013 Prior Consensus Consensus Range Actual ISM Mfg Index - Level 54.2  54.0  51.6  to 55.0  51.3

Highlights Orders are coming into the manufacturing sector but not at a very fast rate, at least based on the ISM manufacturing report where the headline index slowed to 51.3 in March for a sizable decline from 54.2 and 53.1 in the prior two months. New orders fell to 51.4 for a 6.4 point decline from February and compared with 53.3 in January. New orders have been moving up and down with four sub-50 readings since June last year. But new export orders are very solid in the report, rising 2.5 points to a 56.0 level that's the best since April last year. And ISM's sample hasn't had to work down their backlogs which are at 51.0 for the second straight plus 50-reading that follows nine straight sub-50 readings. Employment is also very positive, at 54.2 to indicate the strongest rate of hiring since June. But that's where most of the good news stops with production growth slowing noticeably in the month. Deliveries picked up pace which is a sign of slack conditions. Inventories fell slightly to indicate that the sample is working down stocks. Today's report points to a slowing for the manufacturing sector, nothing dramatic and perhaps desirable as it limits the risk of excess and unsustainable activity. Still, today's report isn't likely to be a plus for today's markets.

Market Consensus before announcement The composite index from the ISM manufacturing survey for February offered very good news, reflected in a 1.1 point gain for the headline index to 54.2, and acceleration in new orders which jumped 4.5 points to a very strong 57.8. A plus in this report was strength in new orders for exports, which accelerated to 53.5 for a 3-1/2 point gain. Total backlogs were especially strong in the ISM report, at 55.0 for a big 7-1/2 point gain.

Definition The Institute for Supply Management surveys more than 300 manufacturing firms on employment, production, new orders, supplier deliveries, and inventories. A composite diffusion index of national manufacturing conditions is constructed, where readings above (below) 50 percent indicate an expanding (contracting) factory sector. Export orders, import orders, backlog orders and prices paid for raw and unfinished materials are also measured, but these are not included in the overall index.  Why Investors Care

The ISM manufacturing index (formerly known as the NAPM Survey) is constructed so that any level at 50 or above signifies growth in the manufacturing sector. A level above 43 or so, but below 50, indicates that the U.S. economy is still growing even though the manufacturing sector is contracting. Any level below 43 indicates that the economy is in recession. Data Source: Haver Analytics

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