Business is expected to grow at a cracking pace (see chart).

ECONOMIST: This year's biggest initial public offering

Even the Titans will only just keep pace with the demand for places (see chart).

ECONOMIST: Prison expansion

But according to our weighted average of the (new and existing) home prices reported by the NBS, the pace of decline appears to be bottoming out (see chart).

ECONOMIST: China��s economy

The supply of skilled workers has failed to keep pace with demand, so the college wage premium (see chart) has increased.

ECONOMIST: The middle-class task- force

As you can see in the chart, relative to 1987, the rally in 2013 has been a lot more measured in its pace.

FORBES: 2013 Shaping Up Like 1995