madcius
19.08.08, 11:11
www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html#Econ
US business firms enjoy greater flexibility than their counterparts
in Western Europe and Japan in decisions to lay off surplus workers.
... the gradual development of a "two-tier labor market" in which
those at the bottom lack the education and the
professional/technical skills..., fail to get comparable pay raises,
health insurance coverage, and other benefits.
Since 1975, practically all the gains in household income have gone
to the top 20% of households.
Long-term problems include inadequate investment in economic
infrastructure, rapidly rising medical and pension costs of an aging
population, sizable trade and budget deficits, and stagnation of
family income in the lower economic groups. The merchandise trade
deficit reached a record $847 billion in 2007. Together, these
problems caused a marked reduction in the value and status of the
dollar worldwide in 2007.
Niektore dane:
Population below poverty line: 12% (2004 est.)
Household income or consumption by percentage share:
lowest 10%: 2%
highest 10%: 30% (2007 est.)
Distribution of family income - Gini index: 45 (2007)
(dla porownania European Union 30.7 (2003 est.)
Brazil 56.7 (2005), Poland 36 (2005), Sweden 23 (2005))
[Im wyzszy ten indeks, tym wieksze nierownosci typowe dla III Swiata]
Public debt: 60.8% of GDP (2007 est.)
Current account balance: -$738.6 billion (2007 est.)
Debt - external: $12.25 trillion (30 June 2007)
