The 2010 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

      GDP (official exchange rate):

      $461.3 billion (2010 est.)

      GDP - real growth rate:

      1.6% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 162 −2.7% (2009 est.)

      0.8% (2008 est.)

      GDP - per capita (PPP):

      $37,900 (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 27 $37,300 (2009 est.)

      $38,400 (2008 est.)

      note: data are in 2010 US dollars

      GDP - composition by sector:

      agriculture: 0.7%

      industry: 22.1%

      services: 77.2% (2010 est.)

      Labor force:

      5.02 million (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 74

      Labor force - by occupation:

      agriculture: 2%

      industry: 25%

      services: 73% (2007 est.)

      Unemployment rate:

      8.1% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 92 7.9% (2009 est.)

      Population below poverty line:

      15.2% (2007 est.)

      Household income or consumption by percentage share:

      lowest 10%: 3.4%

      highest 10%: 28.4% (2006)

      Distribution of family income - Gini index:

      28 (2005) country comparison to the world: 121 28.7 (1996)

      Investment (gross fixed):

      20.8% of GDP (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 80

      Public debt:

      102.5% of GDP (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 9 101% of GDP (2009 est.)

      Inflation rate (consumer prices):

      2.3% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 68 0% (2009 est.)

      Central bank discount rate:

      1.75% (31 December 2009) country comparison to the world: 113 3% (31 December 2008)

      note: this is the European Central Bank's rate on the marginal lending facility, which offers overnight credit to banks in the euro area

      Commercial bank prime lending rate:

      6.15% (31 December 2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 128 7.03% (31 December 2008 est.)

      Stock of narrow money:

      $172.9 billion (31 December 2010 est) country comparison to the world: 19 $178.7 billion (31 December 2009 est)

      note: see entry for the European Union for money supply in the euro area; the European Central Bank (ECB) controls monetary policy for the 16 members of the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU); individual members of the EMU do not control the quantity of money circulating within their own borders

      Stock of broad money:

      $539.4 billion (31 December 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 22 $536.7 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

      Stock of domestic credit:

      $801.1 billion (31 December 2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 17 $767.1 billion (31 December 2008 est.)

      Market value of publicly traded shares:

      $261.4 billion (31 December 2009) country comparison to the world: 26 $167.4 billion (31 December 2008)

      $386.4 billion (31 December 2007)

      Agriculture - products:

      sugar beets, fresh vegetables, fruits, grain, tobacco; beef, veal, pork, milk

      Industries:

      engineering and metal products, motor vehicle assembly, transportation equipment, scientific instruments, processed food and beverages, chemicals, basic metals, textiles, glass, petroleum

      Industrial production growth rate:

      4% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 79

      Electricity - production:

      82.17 billion kWh (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 36

      Electricity - consumption:

      84.88 billion kWh (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 33

      Electricity - exports:

      6.561 billion kWh (2008 est.)

      Electricity - imports:

      17.16 billion kWh (2008 est.)

      Oil - production:

      11,220 bbl/day (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 82

      Oil - consumption:

      608,200 bbl/day (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 27

      Oil - exports:

      433,700 bbl/day (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 31

      Oil - imports:

      1.12 million bbl/day (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 16

      Oil - proved reserves:

      0 bbl (1 January 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 201

      Natural gas - production:

      0 cu m (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 204

      Natural gas - consumption:

      16.87 billion cu m (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 39

      Natural gas - exports:

      0 cu m (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 57

      Natural gas - imports:

      16.78 billion cu m (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 14

      Natural gas - proved reserves:

      0 cu m (1 January 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 202

      Current account balance:

      -$1.129 billion (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 141 $1.251 billion (2009 est.)

      Exports:

      $279.2 billion (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 16 $261.1 billion (2009 est.)

      Exports - commodities:

      machinery and equipment, chemicals, finished diamonds, metals and metal products, foodstuffs

      Exports - partners:

      Germany 19.58%, France 17.71%, Netherlands 11.84%, UK 7.21%, US 5.37%, Italy 4.77% (2009)

      Imports:

      $281.7 billion (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 17 $261.3 billion (2009 est.)

      Imports - commodities:

      raw materials, machinery and equipment, chemicals, raw diamonds, pharmaceuticals, foodstuffs, transportation equipment, oil products

      Imports - partners:

      Netherlands 17.93%, Germany 17.14%, France 11.69%, Ireland 6.26%, US 5.74%, UK 5.07%, China 4.09% (2009)

      Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:

      $NA (31 December 2010 est.)

      $23.98 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

      Debt - external:

      $1.241 trillion (30 June 2010) country comparison to the