Economy of the United States
Economy of the United States
Currency
United States Dollar (USD)
Fiscal year
1 October - 30 September
Trade
organizations
NAFTA, WTO, OECD, G-20 and
others
Statistics
GDP
.00006 trillion (2008)[1]
GDP growth
-6.1% (Q1 2009)[1]
GDP per capita $46,800 (2008) (10th)
GDP by sector
agriculture (0.9%), industry (20.6%),
services (78.5%)
Inflation (CPI)
0.2% (April 2008-09)[2]
Population
below poverty
line
12.5% (2008)[3]
Labor force
million (includes unemployed)
(2008)[4]
Labor force
by occupation
managerial and professional
(35.5%), technical, sales and
administrative support (24.8%),
services (16.5%), manufacturing,
mining, transportation, and crafts
(24%), farming, forestry, and fishing
(0.6%) (excludes unemployed) (2007)
Unemployment 8.9% (April 2009)[5]
Main
industries
petroleum, steel, motor vehicles,
aerospace, telecommunications,
chemicals, culture, electronics, food
processing, consumer goods,
lumber, mining, defense
External
Exports
$1.377 trillion f.o.b. (2008)
Export goods
industrial supplies, 29.8%;
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pment, 29.5%; non-auto consumer
goods, 12.4%; motor vehicles and
parts, 9.3%; food, feed and
beverages, 8.3%; aircraft and parts,
6.6%; other, 4.1%. (2008)
Main export
partners
Canada, 21.4%; Mexico, 11.7%;
China, 5.6%; Japan, 5.4%; Germany,
4.3%; United Kingdom, 4.1%.[6]
Imports
$2.19 trillion c.i.f. (2008)
Import goods
non-auto consumer goods 23.0%;
fuels, 22.1%; production machinery
and equipment, 19.9%; non-fuel
industrial supplies, 14.8%; motor
vehicles and parts, 11.1%; food, feed
and beverages, 4.2%; aircraft and
parts, 1.7%; other 3.2%. (2008)
Main import
partners
China, 16.9%; Canada, 15.7%;
Mexico, 10.6%; Japan, 7.4%;
Germany, 7.4%.[6]
Gross External
Debt
$13.77 trillion (30 June 2008)
Public finances
Public Debt
$12.25 trillion (February 2009)[7]
77% of GDP
Revenues
$2.523 trillion (2008)[8]
Expenses
$3.150 trillion (2008)[8][9]
Economic aid
ODA $19 billion, 0.2% of GDP
(2004)[10]
Main data