Numbers, numbers, numbers
The following is a brief list of some interesting numbers and how they relate to the United States of America. For more information visit of the many US governement stastics websites.
303,824,640 is the total population
155,200,000 is the total labor force
$47,532 equals the gross domestic product of the nation
20% of households have received practically all of the wage increases since 1975
$821 billion is the deficit for the trade of merchandise
35.5% of Americans work in managerial, professional, and technical fields
24.8% of Americans work in sales and offices
22.6% of Americans work in manufacturing, extraction, transportation, and crafts
3.239 trilllion kilo watt hours is the total amount of electricity consumed in the US.
8.457 million barrels of oil are produced every day
20.68 million barrels of oil are consumed every day
$1.345 trillion equals the amount of exports every year
49.0% of this is in capital goods like transistors, aircraft, motor vehicle parts, computers, telecommunications equipment, etc
21.4% is how much trading the US does with Canada, it’s largest trade partner
11.7% is the amount of trade down with Mexico
154.6 million equals the total number of telephone lines in the US
278 million is the number of cellular telephones
17,456 is that total number of airports
4.14% is the percentage of the Gross Domestic Product spent on the military
12% is the amount of people with term life insurance
58,567,243 is the amount of men that are available for military service
59,187,183 is the number of females age 16-49 fit for military service
5,785,456 km is how much roadways there are in the country
2,255,964 km of which are unpaved
86.0% is how much of the US speaks English
10.7% speak Spanish
51.3% consider themselves Protestant
23.9% would say they are Roman Catholic
64.3% is the percentage of the country that are between ages of 14 – 63
36.7 years is the median age
78.14 years is the total life expectancy in the US
81.13 years if you’re female
0.834% is the growth rate of the population


