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United States Government Budget

The United States reported a government budget deficit equivalent to 8.7 percent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2011. Government Budget is an itemized accounting of the payments received by government (taxes and other fees) and the payments made by government (purchases and transfer payments). A budget deficit occurs when an government spends more money than it takes in. The opposite of a budget deficit is a budget surplus. This page includes: United States Government Budget chart, historical data and news.

source: US Treasury

United States Current Account

The United States reported a current account deficit equivalent to 124 billion USD in the fourth quarter of 2011. The United States is the most significant nation in the world when it comes to international trade. For decades, it has led the world in imports while simultaneously remaining as one of the top three exporters of the world. Main exports are: machinery and equipment, industrial supplies, non-auto consumer goods, motor vehicles and parts, aircraft and parts, food, feed and beverages. U.S. imports non-auto consumer goods, fuels, production machinery and equipment, non-fuel industrial supplies, motor vehicles and parts, food, feed and beverages. Main trading partners are: Canada, European Union, Mexico, China and Japan.

source: Bureau of Economic Analysis

United States Consumer Confidence

In the United States, consumer confidence was virtually unchanged at 69.2 in April of 2012 from 69.5 in March of 2012. In the United States, The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index® (CCI) is a barometer of the health of the U.S. economy from the perspective of the consumer. The index is based on approximately 3,000 completed questionnaires reflecting consumers’ perceptions of current business and employment conditions, as well as their expectations for six months hence regarding business conditions, employment, and income. The Conference Board® and Consumer Confidence Index® are registered trademarks of The Conference Board. The Consumer Confidence Index and its related series are among the earliest sets of economic indicators available each month and are closely watched as leading indicators for the U.S. economy. This page includes: United States Consumer Confidence chart, historical data and news.

source: The Conference Board

United States Initial Jobless Claims

n the week ending May 12, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 370,000, unchanged from the previous week's revised figure of 370,000. This page includes a chart with historical data for Initial Jobless Claims in the United States.

source: US Labor Department

United States Industrial Production

Industrial Production in United States expanded 5.2 percent in April of 2012. Industrial production measures changes in output for the industrial sector of the economy which includes manufacturing, mining, and utilities. Industrial Production is an important indicator for economic forecasting and is often used to measure inflation pressures as high levels of industrial production can lead to sudden changes in prices. From 1920 until 2010, United States' industrial production averaged 3.91 percent reaching an historical high of 62.00 percent in July of 1933 and a record low of -33.70 percent in February of 1946. This page includes: United States Industrial Production chart, historical data and news.

source: Federal Reserve

United States Retail Sales

Retail Sales in the United States increased 0.1 percent in April of 2012 over the previous month. From 1992 until 2011, the United States' average Retail Sales was 0.38 percent reaching an historical high of 6.70 percent in October of 2001 and a record low of -3.10 percent in October of 2008. The U.S. Census Bureau conducts the Advance Monthly Retail Trade and Food Services Survey (MARTS) to provide an early estimate of monthly sales by kind of business for retail and food service firms located in the the United States. Each month, questionnaires are mailed to a probability sample of approximately 5,000 employer firms selected from the larger Monthly Retail Trade Survey (MRTS). Firms responding to MARTS account for approximately 65% of the total national sales estimate. Advance sales estimates are computed using a link relative estimator. The change in sales from the previous month is estimated using only units that have reported data for both the current and previous month. This page includes a chart with historical data for the United States' Retail Sales.

source: U.S. Census Bureau

United States Annual Retail Sales

Retail Sales in the United States increased 6.4 percent in April of 2012 over the previous year. From 1993 until 2011, the United States' average Retail Sales was 4.63 percent reaching an historical high of 11.00 percent in March of 1994 and a record low of -11.50 percent in December of 2008. The U.S. Census Bureau conducts the Advance Monthly Retail Trade and Food Services Survey (MARTS) to provide an early estimate of monthly sales by kind of business for retail and food service firms located in the the United States. Each month, questionnaires are mailed to a probability sample of approximately 5,000 employer firms selected from the larger Monthly Retail Trade Survey (MRTS). Firms responding to MARTS account for approximately 65% of the total national sales estimate. Advance sales estimates are computed using a link relative estimator. The change in sales from the previous month is estimated using only units that have reported data for both the current and previous month. This page includes a chart with historical data for the United States' Retail Sales.

source: US Census Bureau

United States Inflation Rate

The inflation rate in United States was last reported at 2.3 percent in April of 2012. From 1914 until 2010, the average inflation rate in United States was 3.38 percent reaching an historical high of 23.70 percent in June of 1920 and a record low of -15.80 percent in June of 1921. Inflation rate refers to a general rise in prices measured against a standard level of purchasing power. The most well known measures of Inflation are the CPI which measures consumer prices, and the GDP deflator, which measures inflation in the whole of the domestic economy. This page includes: United States Inflation Rate chart, historical data and news.

source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

United States Imports

United States imports were worth 238.6 Billion USD in March of 2012. For decades United States has led the world in imports while simultaneously remaining as one of the top three exporters of the world. Its main imports are: non-auto consumer goods, fuels, production machinery and equipment, non-fuel industrial supplies, motor vehicles and parts, food, feed and beverages. Main import partners are: European Union, China, Canada, Mexico and Japan. This page includes: United States Imports chart, historical data and news.

source: U.S. Census Bureau

United States Exports

United States exports were worth 186.8 Billion USD in March of 2012. United States is the most significant nation in the world when it comes to international trade. For decades, it has led the world in imports while simultaneously remaining as one of the top three exporters of the world. Main exports are: machinery and equipment, industrial supplies, non-auto consumer goods, motor vehicles and parts, aircraft and parts, food, feed and beverages. Main export partners are: Canada, European Union, Mexico, China and Japan. This page includes: United States Exports chart, historical data and news.

source: U.S. Census Bureau

United States Balance of Trade

The United States reported a trade deficit equivalent to 51.8 Billion USD in March of 2012. The United States is the most significant nation in the world when it comes to international trade. For decades, it has led the world in imports while simultaneously remaining as one of the top three exporters of the world. Main exports are: machinery and equipment, industrial supplies, non-auto consumer goods, motor vehicles and parts, aircraft and parts, food, feed and beverages. U.S. imports non-auto consumer goods, fuels, production machinery and equipment, non-fuel industrial supplies, motor vehicles and parts, food, feed and beverages. Main trading partners are: Canada, European Union, Mexico, China and Japan. This page includes: United States Balance of Trade chart, historical data and news.

source: U.S. Census Bureau

United States Non Farm Payrolls

The United States economy added 120,000 jobs in April of 2012, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The unemployment rate unexpectedly fell to 8.5 percent, the lowest since February 2009. Nonfarm payrolls is an employment report released monthly, usually on the first Friday of every month, and heavily affects the US dollar, the bond market and the stock market. Current Employment Statistics (CES) program from the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics, surveys about 160,000 businesses and government agencies, representing approximately 400,000 individual work sites, in order to provide detailed industry data on employment, hours, and earnings of workers on nonfarm payrolls. From 1939 until 2010 Non-Farm Payrolls averaged 116.87 thousand jobs reaching an historical high of 1114.00 thousand jobs in September of 1983 and a record low of -1966.00 thousand jobs in September of 1945. This page includes: United States Non-Farm Payrolls chart, historical data and news.

source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

United States Unemployment Rate

The unemployment rate in the United States was last reported at 8.1 percent in April of 2012. From 1948 until 2010 the United States' Unemployment Rate averaged 5.70 percent reaching an historical high of 10.80 percent in November of 1982 and a record low of 2.50 percent in May of 1953. The labour force is defined as the number of people employed plus the number unemployed but seeking work. The nonlabour force includes those who are not looking for work, those who are institutionalised and those serving in the military. This page includes: United States Unemployment Rate chart, historical data and news.

source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

United States Business Confidence

In the United States, business confidence also known as The Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) improved to 58.2% in March of 2012 from 53.4% in March of 2012, according to the Institute of Supply Management (ISM). The PMI is a composite index of five indicators (production level, new orders, supplier deliveries, inventories, employment level), which are extracted through surveys to more than 400 purchasing managers from around the country, chosen for their geographic and industry diversification benefits. in the United States, the business confidence survey measures the level of optimism that people who run companies have about the performance of the economy and how they feel about their organizations’ prospects. Business confidence surveys can provide useful signs about the current condition of the economy, because companies often have information about consumer demand sooner than government statisticians do. This page includes: United States Business Confidence chart, historical data and news.

source: Institute for Supply Management

United States GDP Annual Growth Rate

The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the United States expanded 2.1 percent in the first quarter of 2012 over the same quarter, previous year. Unlike the commonly used quarterly GDP growth rate the annual GDP growth rate takes into account a full year of economic activity, thus avoiding the need to make any type of seasonal adjustment. Historically, from 1948 until 2011 the United States' average annual GDP Growth was 3.25 percent reaching an historical high of 13.40 percent in December of 1950 and a record low of -5.00 percent in June of 2009. This page includes: United States GDP Annual Growth Rate chart, historical data, forecasts and news. Data is also available for United States GDP Quarterly Growth Rate, which measures growth over the previous quarter.

source: Bureau of Economic Analysis

United States GDP Growth Rate

The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the United States expanded 2.2 percent in the first quarter of 2012 over the previous quarter. Historically, from 1947 until 2011 the United States' average quarterly GDP Growth was 3.28 percent reaching an historical high of 17.20 percent in March of 1950 and a record low of -10.40 percent in March of 1958. The economy of the United States is the largest in the world. The United States is a market-oriented economy where private individuals and business firms make most of the decisions. The federal and state governments buy needed goods and services predominantly in the private marketplace. This page includes: United States GDP Growth Rate chart, historical data, forecasts and news. Data is also available for United States GDP Annual Growth Rate, which measures growth over a full economic year.

source: Bureau of Economic Analysis

United States Interest Rate

The benchmark interest rate in the United States was last reported at 0.25 percent. in the United States, authority for interest rate decisions is divided between the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve (Board) and the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC). The Board decides on changes in discount rates after recommendations submitted by one or more of the regional Federal Reserve Banks. The FOMC decides on open market operations, including the desired levels of central bank money or the desired federal funds market rate. From 1971 until 2010 the United States' average interest rate was 6.45 percent reaching an historical high of 20.00 percent in March of 1980 and a record low of 0.25 percent in December of 2008. This page includes: United States Interest Rate chart, historical data and news.

source: Federal Reserve

United States GDP per capita

The GDP per capita in the United States was last reported at 37527 US dollars in December of 2010, according to the World Bank. Previously, the GDP per capita in the United States standed at 36677 US dollars in December of 2009. The GDP per capita in the United States is obtained by dividing the country’s gross domestic product, adjusted by inflation, by the total population. Historically, from 1960 until 2010, the United States' average GDP Per Capita was 25892.70 dollars reaching an historical high of 38699.01 dollars in December of 2007 and a record low of 14091.08 dollars in December of 1960. This page includes a chart with historical data for the United States' GDP Per Capita.

source: World Bank

United States GDP per capita PPP

The GDP per capita, adjusted by purchasing power parity, in the United States was last reported at 47199 US dollars in December of 2010, according to the World Bank. Previously, the GDP per capita PPP in the United States standed at 45758 US dollars in December of 2009. The GDP per capita PPP in the United States is obtained by dividing the country’s gross domestic product, adjusted by purchasing power parity, by the total population. Historically, from 1980 until 2010, the United States' average GDP per capita PPP was 29147.94 dollars reaching an historical high of 47198.50 dollars in December of 2010 and a record low of 12185.72 dollars in December of 1980. This page includes a chart with historical data for the United States' GDP per capita PPP.

source: World Bank

United States Population

The total population in the United States was last reported at 311.0 million people in 2010 from 180.7 million in 1960, changing 72 percent during the last 50 years. The United States has 4.51 percent of the world´s total population which means that one person in every 22 people on the planet is a resident of the United States. This page includes a chart with historical data for the United States's Total Population.

source: World Bank

United States Government Debt To GDP

The Government Debt in the United States was last reported at 93.2 percent of the country´s GDP. From 1940 until 2010, the United States' average Government Debt to GDP was 59.40 percent reaching an historical high of 121.70 percent in September of 1946 and a record low of 32.50 percent in September of 1981. Generally, Government debt as a percent of GDP is used by investors to measure the United States' ability to make future payments on its debt, thus affecting the United States' borrowing costs and government bond yields. This page includes a chart with historical data for the United States' General Government Gross Debt as a percent of GDP.

source: U.S. Bureau of Public Debt

United States GDP

The United States Gross Domestic Product is worth 14582 billion dollars or 23.52% of the world economy, according to the World Bank. Historically, from 1960 until 2010 the United States' average Gross Domestic Product was 5337.70 billion dollars reaching an historical high of 14582.40 billion dollars in December of 2010 and a record low of 520.53 billion dollars in December of 1960. The economy of the United States is the largest in the world. The United States is a market-oriented economy where private individuals and business firms make most of the decisions. The federal and state governments buy needed goods and services predominantly in the private marketplace. This page includes: United States Gross Domestic Product (GDP) chart, historical data, forecasts and news.

source: The World Bank Group

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