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| Inflation-adjusted median household income in 2000 |
$49,158 |
| Median household income in 2006 |
$48,201 |
| 8-year increase in median household income in 2001 |
$6,000 |
| 6-year decrease in median household income in 2007 |
$1,100 |
Historical Income Tables - Households, H-6 Tables, U.S. Census 2000 and 2006
| The salary of a full-time minimum wage employee without vacation, 2007 |
$12,168 |
| The average salary of a CEO of a Fortune 500 company |
$15.2 million |
CEO Compensation, Forbes Magazine. May 3, 2007
| Number of Americans living in poverty in 2001 |
31.6 million |
| Number of Americans living in poverty in 2008 |
36.5 million |
[U.S. Census Bureau, Aug. 2007]
| Amount more Americans earned than spent in 2001 |
+2.3 percent |
| Amount less Americans are earning than spending in 2008 |
-0.5 percent |
[Bureau of Economic Analysis]
| Total consumer credit debt in 2001 |
$7.65 trillion |
| Total consumer credit debt in 2008 |
$12.8 trillion |
[Insurance Information Institute]
| Decline in median income from 2000-2006 in White American households |
$745 |
| Decline in median income from 2000-2006 in Hispanic households |
$1,043 |
| Decline in median income from 2000-2006 in Asian households |
$1,381 |
| Decline in median income from 2000-2006 in African-American households |
$2,766 |
Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States, 2006. Current Population Reports, Consumer Income. August 2007
| White American household median income, 2006 |
$50,673 |
| African-American household median income, 2006 |
$31,969 |
| Asian household median income, 2006 |
$63,900 |
| Hispanic household median income, 2006 |
$37,781 |
Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States, 2006. Current Population Reports, Consumer Income. August 2007
| Percentage of White Americans living in poverty, 2006 |
8.2 |
| Percentage of Black people living in poverty, 2006 |
24.3 |
| Percentage of Asians living in poverty, 2006 |
10.1 |
| Percentage of Hispanics living in poverty, 2006 |
20.6 |
Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States, 2006. Current Population Reports, Consumer Income. August 2007
| Percentage increase in home foreclosures, November 2006-December 2007 |
68 |
"Foreclosure Activity Decreases 10 Percent in November." RealtyTrac. December 19, 2007.
| American manufacturing jobs in 2000 |
17,263,000 |
| American manufacturing jobs in 2006 |
14,197,000 |
U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Current Employment Statistics
| Yearly average number of new private sector jobs created from 1992-2000 |
1.76 million |
| Yearly average number of new private sector jobs created from 2001-2008 |
369,000 |
[Bureau of Labor Statistics.]
| Unemployment rate among White Americans, December 2007 |
4.4 |
| Unemployment rate among African Americans, December 2007 |
9.0 |
| Unemployment rate among Asians, December 2007 |
3.7 |
| Unemployment rate among Hispanics, December 2007 |
6.3 |
U.S. Department of Labor. Employment Situation Summary. January 4, 2008
| Average price of home heating oil on January 3, 2000 |
$1.40/gallon |
| Average price of home heating oil on January 7, 2008 |
$3.39/gallon |
United States Energy Information Administration. "U.S. Weekly No. 2 Heating Oil Residential Prices-cents per gallon." December 24, 2007.
| Average price of a gallon of gasoline on January 3, 2000 |
$1.59 |
| Average price of a gallon of gasoline on January 7, 2008 |
$3.14 |
United States Energy Administration. Retail Gasoline Historical Prices
| Percentage increase in the average price of home heating oil since January 2000, percent |
142 percent |
| Percentage increase in the average price of gasoline since January 2000, |
98 percent |
| Inflation-adjusted price of a gallon of home heating oil, winter of 2001-2002 |
$1.36 |
| Projected price of a gallon of home heating oil, winter of 2007-2008 |
$3.32 |
Selected U.S. Average Consumer, Table WF01, Energy Administration, January 2008
| Percentage of U.S. liquid fuel consumption that was imported in 2001 |
52.75 percent |
| Percentage of U.S. liquid fuel consumption that is imported in 2008 |
60.38 percent |
[U.S. Energy Information Administration]
| Exxon Mobil profits in 2000 |
$7.9 billion |
| Exxon Mobil profits in 2006 |
$36.1 billion |
| Exxon Mobil's profit during the second quarter of 2006, per second |
$1,318 |
CNNMoney.Com, Fortune 500 2006; Exxon Mobil; CNN.com, "Exxon Mobile makes more than $10 billion." July 27, 2006.
| Average cost (tuition, fees, room, and board) at a public four-year college in 2000, annual |
$10,153 |
| Average cost for public four-year college in 2006, annual |
$13,089 |
College Board. "Trends in College Pricing." 2007.
| Most expensive college tuition, 2006-2007 |
$37,820at George Washington University |
"America's Most Expensive Colleges," Forbes.com. January 19, 2007
| Average percent change in yearly tuition costs for public four-year college students since 2000 |
Up 29% |
| Average percent change in median household income during same period |
Down 2% |
| Average debt shouldered by 2006 college graduates |
$21,000 |
The Project on Student Debt. Student Debt and the Class of 2006. September 2007
| Percentage of Americans receiving employment-based health insurance, 2000 |
64.2 |
| Percentage of Americans receiving employment-based health insurance, 2006 |
59.7 |
U.S. Census Bureau, Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States, 2006. August 2007
| Inflation-adjusted annual cost of a family health insurance premium in 2000 |
$7,643 |
| Annual cost of a family health insurance premium in 2006 |
$11,480 |
Employer Health Benefits 2000 and 2006, Kaiser Family Foundation and Health Research and Educational Trust
| The number of Americans without health insurance in 2000 |
38.4 million |
| The number of Americans without health insurance in 2006 |
46.9 million |
U.S. Census Bureau, Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States, 2006. August 2007
| Decrease over 2 years in the number of uninsured Americans in 2001 |
4.5 million |
| Increase over 6 years in the number of uninsured Americans in 2008 |
8.5 million |
[U.S. Census Bureau, Aug. 2007]
| Number of children without health insurance |
8.7 million |
| Number of Bush vetoes for additional health insurance for children |
2 |
Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States, 2006. Current Population Reports, Consumer Income. August 2007
| Percentage of Republican presidential candidates with universal health insurance plans |
0 |
| Percentage of Democratic presidential candidates with universal health insurance plans |
100 |
| Percentage of White Americans uninsured in 2006 |
10.8 |
| Percentage of African Americans uninsured in 2006 |
20.5 |
| Percentage of Asians uninsured in 2006 |
15.5 |
| Percentage of Hispanics uninsured in 2006 |
34.1 |
Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States, 2006. Current Population Reports, Consumer Income. August 2007
| Number of U.S. troops killed in Iraq prior to President Bush's "Mission Accomplished" speech in 2003 |
139 |
| Number of U.S. troops killed in Iraq as of January 3, 2008 |
3,907 |
| Number of U.S. troops wounded in Iraq prior to "Mission Accomplished" speech in 2003 |
542 |
| Number of U.S. troops wounded in Iraq as of January 2, 2008 |
28,661 |
| Number of Iraqi deaths after the U.S. invasion |
1,139,602 |
iCasualties.org. "Iraq Coalition Casualty Count." January 3, 2008; Just Foreign Policy. "Iraqi Deaths Due to U.S. Invasion." January 3, 2008.
| Percentage of total world military spending spent by U.S. |
47 |
-Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, "National Security Spending."
| Total U.S. military expenditures (including for Iraq and Afghanistan) requested for fiscal year 2008 |
$644 billion |
| Total military expenditures of the 10 next top spenders combined |
$446.1 billion(Includes 2006 expenditures for China ; 2005 expenditures for Russia, the United Kingdom, France, Japan, Germany, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, India, and Brazil) |
Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation. "U.S. Military Spending vs. the World." February 5, 2007.
| U.S. military base budget, fiscal year 2001 |
$297.1 |
| U.S. pending military base budget, fiscal year 2008 (not including money budgeted for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan) |
$481.4 |
White House Office of Management and Budget. "Budget of the United States Department of Defense FY2008." February 5, 2007.
| Percentage of federal discretionary budget spent on the military, not including Iraq, fiscal year 2007, percentage |
50 |
| Percentage of the fiscal year 2007 federal budget spent on education |
6.2 |
White House Office of Management and Budget. "Table S-3. Growth in Discretionary Budget Authority by Major Agency."
February 6, 2006.
| Number of active duty army divisions rated at the highest readiness levels in 2001 |
All |
| Number of active duty or reserve brigade in the U.S. considered fully combat ready |
0 |
[Speaker of the House, Nov. 29, 2007]
| The national debt in 2001 |
$5.7 trillion |
| The national debt in Jan. 2008 |
$9.2 trillion |
[U.S. Dept. of the Treasury]
| U.S. trade deficit in October 2000, monthly |
$33.8 billion |
| U.S. trade deficit in October 2007, monthly |
$57.8 billion |
U.S. Census Bureau Foreign Trade Statistics. December 12, 2007.
| Value of one euro in dollars, January 2000 |
$1.01 |
| Value of one euro in dollars, January 2008 |
$1.45 |
| Loss of value of U.S. dollar relative to the euro, January 3, 2000-January 2, 2008, percentage |
45 |
Federal Reserve Statistical Release. H-10 Historical Rates for Euro Area
| Value of an ounce of gold in 2000 (Adjusted for inflation.) |
$319 |
| Value of an ounce of gold, 2008 |
$892 |
"Hike Interest Rates, Lower the Hold Price?" National Review. March 30, 2006; GoldPrice.org 22 January 2008
| U.S. budget balance in fiscal year 2000 |
$236 billion surplus |
| U.S. budget balance in fiscal year 2007 |
$354 billion deficit |
House Office of Management and Budget. Historical Tables; White House Office of Management and Budget. "Table S-1. Budget Totals."
| Percentage increase in number of U.S. imports, 2000-2006 |
30 |
| Percentage increase in the Consumer Product Safety Commission's budget, 2000-2006 |
9 |
Testimony of Rachel Weintraub, Director of Product Safety and Senior Counsel, Consumer Federation of America, Before the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection. May 15, 2007. See also U.S. Trade in Goods: Balance of Payments Basis vs. Census Basis. November 27, 2007.
| Percentage increase in number of Food and Drug Administration food inspections, 2000-2006 |
8 |
| Percentage increase in number of agricultural imports, 2000-2006 |
39 |
U.S.DA. Economic Research Service. "Foreign Agricultural Trade of the United States." July 1, 2006. FDA Inspection Data compiled by the Coalition for a Stronger FDA.
| Number of cases of foodborne disease outbreaks, 2006 |
25,659 |
Center for Disease Control. Summary Statistics for Foodborne Outbreaks, 2006.
| Percentage of people abroad who viewed America favorably in 2001 |
58.3 |
| Percentage of people abroad who viewed America favorably in 2007 |
39.2 |
| Percentage of people in Great Britain who viewed America favorably in 2001 |
83 |
| Percentage of people in Great Britain who viewed America favorably in 2007 |
56 |
| Percentage of people in Indonesia who viewed America favorably in 2001 |
75 |
| Percentage of people in Indonesia who viewed America favorably in 2007 |
30 |
| Percentage of people in Germany who viewed America favorably in 2001 |
78 |
| Percentage of people in Germany who viewed America favorably in 2007 |
37 |
[Pew Research Center]
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