|
January 2009 |
Today |
% chg |
Source |
Avg. retail price/gallon gas in U.S. |
$1.83 |
$3.104 |
69.6% |
1 |
Crude oil, European Brent (barrel) |
$43.48 |
$99.02 |
127.7% |
2 |
Crude oil, West TX Inter. (barrel) |
$38.74 |
$91.38 |
135.9% |
2 |
Gold: London (per troy oz.) |
$853.25 |
$1,369.50 |
60.5% |
2 |
Corn, No.2 yellow, Central IL |
$3.56 |
$6.33 |
78.1% |
2 |
Soybeans, No. 1 yellow, IL |
$9.66 |
$13.75 |
42.3% |
2 |
Sugar, cane, raw, world, lb. fob |
$13.37 |
$35.39 |
164.7% |
2 |
Unemployment rate, non-farm, overall |
7.6% |
9.4% |
23.7% |
3 |
Unemployment rate, blacks |
12.6% |
15.8% |
25.4% |
3 |
Number of unemployed |
11,616,000 |
14,485,000 |
24.7% |
3 |
Number of fed. employees, ex. military (curr = 12/10 prelim) |
2,779,000 |
2,840,000 |
2.2% |
3 |
Real median household income (2008 v 2009) |
$50,112 |
$49,777 |
-0.7% |
4 |
Number of food stamp recipients (curr = 10/10) |
31,983,716 |
43,200,878 |
35.1% |
5 |
Number of unemployment benefit recipients (curr = 12/10) |
7,526,598 |
9,193,838 |
22.2% |
6 |
Number of long-term unemployed |
2,600,000 |
6,400,000 |
146.2% |
3 |
Poverty rate, individuals (2008 v 2009) |
13.2% |
14.3% |
8.3% |
4 |
People in poverty in U.S. (2008 v 2009) |
39,800,000 |
43,600,000 |
9.5% |
4 |
U.S. rank in Economic Freedom World Rankings |
5 |
9 |
n/a |
10 |
Present Situation Index (curr = 12/10) |
29.9 |
23.5 |
-21.4% |
11 |
Failed banks (curr = 2010 + 2011 to date) |
140 |
164 |
17.1% |
12 |
U.S. dollar versus Japanese yen exchange rate |
89.76 |
82.03 |
-8.6% |
2 |
U.S. money supply, M1, in billions (curr = 12/10 prelim) |
1,575.1 |
1,865.7 |
18.4% |
13 |
U.S. money supply, M2, in billions (curr = 12/10 prelim) |
8,310.9 |
8,852.3 |
6.5% |
13 |
National debt, in trillions |
$10.627 |
$14.052 |
32.2% |
14 |