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Market Research
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Economy of the United States
Rank 1st(nominal) /1st (PPP)
Currency United States Dollar(USD)
Fiscal year October 1 – September 30
Statistics
GDP $14.660 trillion (2010) (nominal; 1st)
$14.660 trillion (2010) (PPP; 1st)
GDP growth 2.9% (2010)
GDP per capita $46,442 (2009)(nominal;17th)
$46,442 (2009) (PPP; 6th)
GDP by sector agriculture: (1.2%), industry: (21.9%), services: (76.9%) (2009 est.)
Inflation (CPI) 1.1% (November 09-10)
Population below poverty line 14.3% (2009)
Gini index 45(List of countries)
Labor force 154.5 million (includes unemployed) (2009 est.)
Labor force
by occupation
farming, forestry, and fishing: 0.7% manufacturing, extraction, transportation, and crafts:
20.3% managerial, professional, and technical: 37.3% sales and office: 24.2% other
services: 17.6%
note: figures exclude the unemployed (2009)
Unemployment 9.0% (Jan 2011)
Main industries petroleum,steel,motor vehicles, aerospace,telecommunications,
chemicals,creative industries, electronics,food processing, consumer
goods, lumber,mining,defense
Ease of Doing
Business Rank
5th
External
Exports $1.280 trillion f.o.b (2010)
Export goods agricultural products (soybeans, fruit, corn) 9.2%, industrial supplies
(organic chemicals) 26.8%, capital goods (transistors, aircraft, motor
vehicle parts, computers, telecommunications equipment) 49.0%,
consumer goods (automobiles, medicines) 15.0% (2009)
Main export partners Canada,13.2%;Mexico,8.3%; China,4.3% ; Japan,3.3%. (2009)
Imports $1.948 trillion c.i.f. (2010)
Import goods agricultural products 4.9%, industrial supplies 32.9% (crude oil 8.2%),
capital goods 30.4% (computers, telecommunications equipment, motor
vehicle parts, office machines, electric power machinery), consumer goods
31.8% (automobiles, clothing, medicines, furniture, toys) (2009)
Main import partners China,15.4%; Canada,11.6%; Mexico,9.1%; Japan,4.9%; Germany,3.7%.
(2009)
FDIstock $2.398 trillion (31 December 2009 est.)
Gross external debt $14.39 trillion (30 Sept 2010)
Public finances
Public debt $14 trillion (Jan 2011) 93% of GDP
Revenues $2.162 trillion (2010)
Expenses $3.456 trillion (2010)
Economic aid ODA$19 billion, 0.2% of GDP (2004)
Main data source: CIA World Fact Book
All values, unless otherwise stated, are i n US dollars