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United States Government Debt To GDPThe Government Debt in the United States was last reported at 93.2 percent of the country´s GDP. From 1940 until 2010, the United States' average Government Debt to GDP was 59.40 percent reaching an historical high of 121.70 percent in September of 1946 and a record low of 32.50 percent in September of 1981. Generally, Government debt as a percent of GDP is used by investors to measure the United States' ability to make future payments on its debt, thus affecting the United States' borrowing costs and government bond yields. This page includes a chart with historical data for the United States' General Government Gross Debt as a percent of GDP.
Government Debt to GDP
Government debt as a percent of GDP, also known as debt-to-GDP ratio, is the amount of national debt a country has in percentage of its Gross Domestic Product. Basically, Government debt is the money owed by the central government to its creditors. There are two types of government debt: net and gross. Gross debt is the accumulation of outstanding government debt which may be in the form of government bonds, credit default swaps, currency swaps, special drawing rights, loans, insurance and pensions. Net debt is the difference between gross debt and the financial assets that government holds. The higher the debt-to-GDP ratio, the less likely the country will pay its debt back, and more likely the country is to default on its debt obligations.
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U.S. Annual Inflation Rate Down to 2.9% in January
Published: 2/17/2012 7:16:50 PM
By: TradingEconomics.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.2 percent in January on a seasonally adjusted basis, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. Over the last 12 months, the all items index increased 2.9 percent before seasonal adjustment
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U.S. Trade Deficit Widens in December
Published: 2/10/2012 1:38:25 PM
By: TradingEconomics.com, U.S. Department of Commerce
Total December exports of $178.8 billion and imports of $227.6 billion resulted in a goods and services deficit of $48.8 billion, up from $47.1 billion in November, revised.
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U.S. Jobless Rate Down to 8.3%, Nonfarm Payrolls Up by 243K
Published: 2/3/2012 1:40:28 PM
By: TradingEconomics.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Total U.S. nonfarm payroll employment rose by 243,000 in January, and the unemployment rate decreased to 8.3 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Total U.S.nonfarm payroll employment rose by 243,000 in January, and the unemployment rate decreased to 8.3 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on February 3rd. Job growth was widespread in the private sector, with large employment gains in professional and business services, leisure and hospitality, and manufacturing.
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U.S. Economy Expands 2.8% in Q4
Published: 1/27/2012 5:44:01 PM
By: TradingEconomics.com, Bureau of Economic Analysis
U.S.real gross domestic product increased at an annual rate of 2.8 percent in the fourth quarter of 2011 (that is, from the third quarter to the fourth quarter), according to the "advance" estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
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U.S. Fed Said No Rate Hikes Until at Least Late 2014
Published: 1/25/2012 5:50:33 PM
By: TradingEconomics.com, Fed
The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday said it will not raise interest rates until at least late 2014, even later than investors expected, in an effort to support a sluggish economic recovery.
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U.S.Annual Inflation Down to 3% in December
Published: 1/19/2012 6:42:11 PM
By: TradingEconomics.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Over the last 12 months, Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)increased 3.0 percent before seasonal adjustment.It was unchanged in December on a seasonally adjusted basis, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on January 19th.
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U.S. Trade Deficit Widens in November
Published: 1/13/2012 3:48:56 PM
By: TradingEconomics.com, the Department of Commerce
November exports of $177.8 billion and imports of $225.6 billion resulted in a goods and services deficit of $47.8 billion, up from $43.3 billion in October, revised.
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Unemployment Rate Falls to 8.5 percent
Published: 1/6/2012 1:49:00 PM
By: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Nonfarm payroll employment rose by 200,000 in December, and the unemployment rate, at 8.5 percent, continued to trend down, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. Job gains occurred in transportation and warehousing, retail trade, manufacturing, health care, and mining.
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U.S. GDP Revised Down to 1.8% in Q3
Published: 12/22/2011 1:36:38 PM
By: TradingEconomics.com, US Bureau of Economic Analysis
U.S. real gross domestic product increased at an annual rate of 1.8 percent in the third quarter of 2011 (that is, from the second quarter to the third quarter), according to the "third" estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the second quarter, real GDP increased 1.3 percent.
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U.S. Annual Inflation Down to 3.4% in November
Published: 12/16/2011 1:37:34 PM
By: TradingEconomics.com, US Bureau of Labor Statistics
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) was unchanged in November on a seasonally adjusted basis, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on December 16th. Over the last 12 months, the all items index increased 3.4 percent before seasonal adjustment.
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