Look for the smallest change from the year with the smallest contribution to GDP to the year with the largest contribution. (b.) Which is the most volatile as a percentage of GDP? (c.) Ignoring net exports, which component has grown the fastest as a percent of GDP since 1965? The gross domestic product (GDP) is a major indicator that we use to measure the health of our country's economy.
Congress must agree on a plan, which could take years, and then the market must be weaned slowly from dependence on the companies and the financial backing they provide. The reasons by now are well understood. Fannie and Freddie, created to increase the availability of mortgage loans, misused the government's support to enrich shareholders and executives by backing millions of shoddy loans. Taxpayers so far have spent more than $135 billion on the cleanup. The much more divisive question is whether the government should preserve the benefits that the companies provide to middle-class borrowers, including lower interest rates, lenient terms and the ability to get a mortgage even when banks are not making other kinds of loans.
The annual inflation rate, too, only topped 6% twice, and was actually under 2% for 14 of the 25 years in this period. The real average hourly earnings of production workers increased at an average rate of over 2% per year” (Reuss). So, if the U.S. was doing so well during this time, how did this crisis of the 1970s come to be?
Running head: The Economy, Monetary Policy, and Monopolies The Economy, Monetary Policy, and Monopolies Shalanda Massenburg Professor Lloyd Amaghionyeodiwe ECO100 December 4, 2012 Analyze the current economic situation in the U.S. as compared to five years ago. Include interest rates, inflation, and unemployment in your analysis. The United States is the most advanced countries in the world. There has been a downfall in the number of houses being sold; interest rates have hit rock bottom, and a record weakening in the federal budget balance. All this is due to the downward fall in the economy.
The unemployment rates for 16-19 year olds has stayed pretty steadily around 25 percent since the beginning of 2010 until the present and has never been below 24.5 percent. For the age group 20 years or over the unemployment rate averages around 8.5 to 9 percent unemployment. However, there is a higher unemployment rate for men than women throughout 2010 and into 2011 thus far. This shows that jobs where men are more likely to work were most likely hit harder during the recession than jobs that are predominately taken by women. However, the gap seems to be getting smaller as more time goes
3. Considering the economic systems of your chosen countries, which country do you think would be the most open to trade with the United States and why? Japan would be the most open to trade with the U.S because Japan’s economic freedom score is 72.8 making its economy the 22nd freest in the 2010 index. its score is 1.2 pts lower than last year, with a particularly significant decline in the control of government spending. Japan is ranked 7th out of 41 countries in the Asia-Pacific region.
Mexican Immigration [pic] [pic] Chris Coleman Mrs. Prasad June 1, 2006 World Cultures Pd. 8 Thesis Statement: Mexico has the highest rate of immigration to the U.S, but is this becoming a problem for the U.S America is the largest country with immigrants. This is due to the fact that immigrants are willing the do odd jobs that no one wants, which brings them money and gives them a better opportunity in life what some may say is the American life. 14.5 million, about half of the nation’s 28.4 million foreign-born residents were born in Latin America, but out of all those people those people 70% are illegal immigrants who are from Mexico. This is a very large number and this shows the impact that
Situational Analysis As shown in Appendix 1; in 2011, Livoria generated 53% contribution margin which is almost 10% higher than the industry average. However, its operating income was only $4,797 in 2011 - more than 18% lower than the industry average.
Observe: the millers lite took the sales of Coors light. Speciality beers only hold 12% of the total market. Specialty beers sold the most: in 2012 central with 39 million least east Labbat Ice has been increasing in sales by 8.8 million in the 4 years. Not available in the east. Top brand is microbreweries 39 million out of the 86 million Signature cream ale has been selling one million or less.
The characteristics of such phenomenon were observed by many as to “feminize the labor force, lower real wages and to introduce a non-union orientation” By July 1994, after 6 months of the implementation of the North American Free Trade Agreement, the maquiladora industry in Mexico has become the main source of foreign investment for its government, far surpassed the foreign currency that was brought into the country by tourism and petroleum combined. It was the one that generated all the hype and buzz. As Kopinak puts it, maquiladora industry has become “the engine of industrialization throughout Mexico.” Presently, there are current challenges in the maquiladora industry. The 2001, U.S. recession took a heavy toll on the industry. From October 2000 to June 2002, the industry lost more than 240,000 jobs; plants in border-states accounted for about 76% of these losses.