This economy can not take one more minute of Obama..
After two years of Obama...Here’s your change! If we stay on this course the USA will ultimately collapse.
First number represents the value on January 2009. Second number Represents the value in APR 2011. Third number represents the % of Obama’s Change. Sources listed..
Avg.. Retail price/gallon gas in U.S.
$1.83
$3.66
100%
Crude oil, European Brent (barrel)
$43.48
$108.70
150%
Crude oil, West TX Inter. (barrel)
$38.74
$91..38
135.9%
Gold: London (per troy oz.)
$853.25
$1,450
70%
Corn, No.2 yellow, Central IL
$3.56
$6.33
78.1%
Soybeans, No. 1 yellow, IL
$9.66
$13..75
42.3%
Sugar, cane, raw, world, lb. Fob
$13..37
$35..39
164.7%
Unemployment rate, non-farm, overall
7.6%
9.4%
23.7%
Unemployment rate, blacks
12.6%
15.8%
25.4%
Number of unemployed
11,616,000
14,485,000
24.7%
Real median household income (2008 v 2009)
$50,112
$49,777
-0.7%
Number of food stamp recipients (curr = 10/10)
31,983,716
43,200,878
35.1%
Number of unemployment benefit recipients (curr = 12/10)
7,526,598
9,193,838
22.2%
Number of long-term unemployed
2,600,000
6,400,000
146.2%
Poverty rate, individuals (2008 v 2009)
13.2%
14.3%
8.3%
People in poverty in U.S. (2008 v 2009)
39,800,000
43,600,000
9.5%
U.S.. Rank in Economic Freedom World Rankings
5
9
10 Present Situation Index (curr = 12/10)
29.9
23.5
-21.4%
Failed banks (curr = 2010 + 2011 to date)
140
164
17.1%
U.S.. Dollar versus Japanese yen exchange rate
89.76
82.03
-8.6%
U.S.. Money supply, M1, in billions (curr = 12/10 prelim)
1,575.1
1,865.7
18.4%
U.S.. Money supply, M2, in billions (curr = 12/10 prelim)
8,310.9
8,852.3
6.5%
National debt, in trillions
$10.627
$14.052
32.2%
Great set of statistics! Thanks!
The price of Corn has gone up more than the price of gold.
And the actual unemployment rate is over 15%.