In December 2024, 11 percent of survey respondents said that the most important problem facing the United States was the high cost of living and inflation. Another 20percent said that the government and poor leadership was the most serious concern for the nation.

This statistic shows the results of a 2012 survey in the United States regarding the most important problems in the current U.S. economy. The respondents were sorted by political party. In 2012, 27 percent of democrats, 38 percent of republicans and 30 percent of independent voters stated that the economy in general was the most crucial problem for the United States.

United States New Security Issues: US Corporations data was reported at 132.525 USD bn in May 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 132.763 USD bn for Apr 2018. United States New Security Issues: US Corporations data is updated monthly, averaging 138.365 USD bn from Feb 2003 (Median) to May 2018, with 184 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 328.777 USD bn in Mar 2007 and a record low of 42.698 USD bn in Aug 2008. United States New Security Issues: US Corporations data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Federal Reserve Board. The data is categorized under Global Database’s USA – Table US.Z030: New Security Issues: Corporations.

Gallup's Economic Confidence Index is based on the combined responses to two questions, the first asking Americans to rate economic conditions in this country today, and second, whether they think economic conditions in the country as a whole are getting better or getting worse. Results are based on telephone interviews with approximately 3,500 national adults; margin of error is ±2 percentage points.

Graph and download economic data for Dates of U.S. recessions as inferred by GDP-based recession indicator (JHDUSRGDPBR) from Q4 1967 to Q1 2025 about recession indicators, GDP, and USA.

United States SBOI: sa: Most Pressing Problem: A Year Ago: Others data was reported at 5.000 % in Mar 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 6.000 % for Feb 2025. United States SBOI: sa: Most Pressing Problem: A Year Ago: Others data is updated monthly, averaging 7.000 % from Jan 2014 (Median) to Mar 2025, with 131 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 11.000 % in May 2023 and a record low of 3.000 % in Jul 2024. United States SBOI: sa: Most Pressing Problem: A Year Ago: Others data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Federation of Independent Business. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.S042: NFIB Index of Small Business Optimism. [COVID-19-IMPACT]

The Politbarometer has been conducted since 1977 on an almost monthly basis by the Research Group for Elections (Forschungsgruppe Wahlen) for the Second German Television (ZDF). Since 1990, this database has also been available for the new German states. The survey focuses on the opinions and attitudes of the voting population in the Federal Republic on current political topics, parties, politicians, and voting behavior. From 1990 to 1995 and from 1999 onward, the Politbarometer surveys were conducted separately in the eastern and western federal states (Politbarometer East and Politbarometer West). The separate monthly surveys of a year are integrated into a cumulative data set that includes all surveys of a year and all variables of the respective year. The Politbarometer short surveys, collected with varying frequency throughout the year, are integrated into the annual cumulation starting from 2003.

United States New Security Issues: US Corporations: Stocks: Financial data was reported at 5.388 USD bn in May 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 1.443 USD bn for Apr 2018. United States New Security Issues: US Corporations: Stocks: Financial data is updated monthly, averaging 5.838 USD bn from Feb 2003 (Median) to May 2018, with 184 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 56.583 USD bn in May 2009 and a record low of 408.000 USD mn in Feb 2009. United States New Security Issues: US Corporations: Stocks: Financial data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Federal Reserve Board. The data is categorized under Global Database’s USA – Table US.Z030: New Security Issues: Corporations.

The statistic shows the gross domestic product (GDP) of the United States from 1987 to 2024, with projections up until 2030. The gross domestic product of the United States in 2024 amounted to around 29.18 trillion U.S. dollars. The United States and the economy The United States’ economy is by far the largest in the world; a status which can be determined by several key factors, one being gross domestic product: A look at the GDP of the main industrialized and emerging countries shows a significant difference between US GDP and the GDP of China, the runner-up in the ranking, as well as the followers Japan, Germany and France. Interestingly, it is assumed that China will have surpassed the States in terms of GDP by 2030, but for now, the United States is among the leading countries in almost all other relevant rankings and statistics, trade and employment for example. See the U.S. GDP growth rate here. Just like in other countries, the American economy suffered a severe setback when the economic crisis occurred in 2008. The American economy entered a recession caused by the collapsing real estate market and increasing unemployment. Despite this, the standard of living is considered quite high; life expectancy in the United States has been continually increasing slightly over the past decade, the unemployment rate in the United States has been steadily recovering and decreasing since the crisis, and the Big Mac Index, which represents the global prices for a Big Mac, a popular indicator for the purchasing power of an economy, shows that the United States’ purchasing power in particular is only slightly lower than that of the euro area.

United States New Security Issues: SL: Type: General Obligation data was reported at 11.118 USD bn in May 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 11.976 USD bn for Apr 2018. United States New Security Issues: SL: Type: General Obligation data is updated monthly, averaging 10.909 USD bn from Mar 2003 (Median) to May 2018, with 183 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 126.636 USD bn in Oct 2014 and a record low of 3.744 USD bn in Apr 2011. United States New Security Issues: SL: Type: General Obligation data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Federal Reserve Board. The data is categorized under Global Database’s USA – Table US.Z031: New Security Issues: State and Local Governments.

Judgement on economic and social conditions in the USA in comparison to the FRG. Topics: Development of personal economic conditions and the standard of living in the FRG; reasons for the so-called economic miracle and share of the USA in the economic recovery; perceived linking of German economic development with other countries; attitude to a European Common Market; reasons for the high American standard of living; comparison between the USA and the FRG regarding working conditions, productivity, social security and job security of workers; image of Americans; knowledge of economic data of the USA; investment inclination; attitude to the competitive economy; assumed ownership of various branches of the economy in the FRG and in the USA, differences according to government and private; expected influence of the American government on the economy and vice versa; estimated proportion of members of the middle classes; image of American agriculture; judgement on the ideological influence of the USA on the FRG; sources of information about America; membership in clubs and organizations and offices taken on; party preference; self-assessment of social class; local residency. Demography: age (classified); marital status; religious denomination; school education; occupation; employment; household income; state; refugee status. Interviewer rating: social class and willingness of respondent to cooperate; number of contact attempts. Also encoded were: age of interviewer and sex of interviewer; city size. Beurteilung der wirtschaftlichen und sozialen Verhältnisse in den USA im Vergleich zur BRD. Themen: Entwicklung der persönlichen wirtschaftlichen Verhältnisse und des Lebensstandards in der BRD; Gründe für das sogenannte Wirtschaftswunder und Anteil der USA am wirtschaftlichen Aufschwung; wahrgenommene Verknüpfung der deutschen Wirtschaftsentwicklung mit anderen Ländern; Einstellung zu einem europäischen gemeinsamen Markt; Gründe für den hohen amerikanischen Lebensstandard; Vergleich zwischen USA und BRD bezüglich der Arbeitsbedingungen, Produktivität, Leistungsfähigkeit, Sozialversicherung und Arbeitsplatzsicherheit von Arbeitern; Image von Amerikanern; Kenntnis wirtschaftlicher Daten der USA; Investitionsneigung; Einstellung zur Wettbewerbswirtschaft; vermutete Eignerschaft verschiedener Wirtschaftszweig in der BRD und in den USA, unterschieden nach staatlich und privat; vermuteter Einfluß der amerikanischen Regierung auf die Wirtschaft und umgekehrt; geschätzter Anteil von Zugehörigen zum Mittelstand; Image der amerikanischen Landwirtschaft; Beurteilung des ideologischen Einflusses der USA auf die BRD; Informationsquellen über Amerika; Mitgliedschaft in Vereinen und Organisationen und übernommene Ämter; Parteipräferenz; Selbsteinschätzung der Schichtzugehörigkeit; Ortsansässigkeit. Demographie: Alter (klassiert); Familienstand; Konfession; Schulbildung; Beruf; Berufstätigkeit; Haushaltseinkommen; Bundesland; Flüchtlingsstatus. Interviewerrating: Schichtzugehörigkeit und Kooperationsbereitschaft des Befragten; Anzahl der Kontaktversuche. Zusätzlich verkodet wurden: Intervieweralter und Interviewergeschlecht; Ortsgröße.

This study is part of a quadrennial series designed to investigate the opinions and attitudes of the general public on matters related to foreign policy, and to define the parameters of public opinion within which decision-makers must operate. This public opinion study of the United States focused on respondents' opinions of the United States' leadership role in the world and the challenges the country faces domestically and internationally. The survey covered the following international topics: relations with other countries, role in foreign affairs, possible threats to vital interests in the next ten years, foreign policy goals, benefits or drawbacks of globalization, situations that might justify the use of United States troops in other parts of the world, the number and location of United States military bases overseas, respondent feelings toward people of other countries, opinions on the influence of other countries in the world and how much influence those countries should have, whether there should be a global regulating body to prevent economic instability, international trade, United States participation in potential treaties, the United States' role in the United Nations and NATO, respondent opinions on international institutions and regulating bodies such as the United Nations, World Trade Organization, and the World Health Organization, whether the United States will continue to be the world's leading power in the next 50 years, democracy in the Middle East and South Korea, the role of the United Nations Security Council, which side the United States should take in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, what measures should be taken to deal with Iran's nuclear program, the military effort in Afghanistan, opinions on efforts to combat terrorism and the use of torture to extract information from prisoners, whether the respondent favors or opposes the government selling military equipment to other nations and using nuclear weapons in various circumstances, the economic development of China, and the conflict between North and South Korea. Domestic issues included economic prospects for American children when they become adults, funding for government programs, the fairness of the current distribution of income in the United States, the role of government, whether the government can be trusted to do what is right, climate change, greenhouse gas emissions, United States' dependence on foreign energy sources, drilling for oil and natural gas off the coast of the United States, and relations with Mexico including such issues as the ongoing drug war, as well as immigration and immigration reform. Demographic and other background information included age, gender, race/ethnicity, marital status, left-right political self-placement, political affiliation, employment status, highest level of education, and religious preference. Also included are household size and composition, whether the respondent is head of household, household income, housing type, ownership status of living quarters, household Internet access, Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) status, and region and state of residence.

United States - of Issues, with a Maturity Between 10 and 20 Days, Used in Calculating the AA Financial Commercial Paper Rates was 0.00000 Number in May of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - of Issues, with a Maturity Between 10 and 20 Days, Used in Calculating the AA Financial Commercial Paper Rates reached a record high of 271.00000 in December of 2005 and a record low of 0.00000 in September of 2008. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - of Issues, with a Maturity Between 10 and 20 Days, Used in Calculating the AA Financial Commercial Paper Rates - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on July of 2025.

A survey conducted in July 2025 found that the most important issue for ***percent of Americans was inflation and prices. A further ***percent of respondents were most concerned about jobs and the economy.

The Annual Social and Economic (ASEC) 2017 Supplement is part of the Current Population Survey (CPS) Series. The CPS is a source of the official Government statistics on employment and unemployment. The Census Bureau conducts the ASEC (known as the Annual Demographic File prior to 2003) over a three-month period, in February, March, and April, with most of the data collected in the month of March. The ASEC uses two sets of survey questions, the basic CPS and a set of supplemental questions. The CPS, administered monthly, is a labor force survey providing current estimates of the economic status and activities of the population of the United States. Specifically, the CPS provides estimates of total employment (both farm and nonfarm), nonfarm self-employed persons, domestics, and unpaid helpers in nonfarm family enterprises, wage, and salaried employees, and estimates of total unemployment. In addition to the basic CPS questions, respondents were asked questions from the ASEC, which provides supplemental data on poverty, geographic mobility/migration, and work experience. Comprehensive work experience information was given on the employment status, occupation, and industry of persons aged 15 and over. Additional data for persons aged 15 and older were available concerning weeks worked and hours per week worked, reason not working full-time, total income and supplemental income components. Demographic variables include age, sex, race, Hispanic origin, marital status, veteran status, educational attainment, occupation, and income. Data on employment and income refer to the previous calendar year, although demographic data refer to the time of the survey. The occupation and industry information variables in this data collection can help the data users identify individuals who worked in arts and culture related fields. The occupations are listed in a category entitled "Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations," which includes professions such as artists, designers, actors, musicians, and writers (see Appendix B of the User Guide for further category details). Industries related to the arts and culture are in the "Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation" category (see Appendix C of the User Guide for further category details). For example, using the occupation and industry information variables from the ASEC help data users to obtain statistics about people in artists occupations that receive supplemental income, live public housing, or are full-time students. The ASEC data provided by the Census Bureau are distributed in a hierarchical file structure, with three record types present: Household, Family, and Person. The ASEC is designed to be a multistage stratified sample of housing units, where the hierarchical file structure can be thought of as a person within a family within a household unit. Here the main unit of analysis is the household unit.

United States - of Issues, with a Maturity Between 1 and 4 Days, Used in Calculating the AA Financial Commercial Paper Rates was 129.00000 Number in July of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - of Issues, with a Maturity Between 1 and 4 Days, Used in Calculating the AA Financial Commercial Paper Rates reached a record high of 1584.00000 in October of 2003 and a record low of 0.00000 in February of 2012. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - of Issues, with a Maturity Between 1 and 4 Days, Used in Calculating the AA Financial Commercial Paper Rates - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on July of 2025.

The current growing interest in the growth of the Western European economies between the end of World War II and the first oil crisis of 1973 is primarily due to the end of the Cold War and the subsequent demand for solutions for the economic problems of Central and Eastern European transition countries. It was and is discussed to what extent we could learn from the successful rebuilding of the Western European economies. In this context one area of special interest is the reconstruction of West Germany, closely accompanied by the principle of the social market economy. The recollection of this principle, and the call for a new Marshall Plan imply the idea that the Western European post-war boom in essence can be traced to a successful economic policy. It is shown how this assumption can stand up to a theoretical and empirical analysis. Using the new growth theory and the cointegration analysis both national (eg social market economy and Planification (i.e. macroeconomic framework development planning)) and international explanations (eg the Marshall Plan) of the so called ‘golden age’ are examined. It turns out that the impact of economic policies on economic growth must be put into perspective. In contrast, the importance of the different economic conditions of the countries for the explication of their growth process is underlined. Variables, inter alia: - Investment behavior of industry - Production and Export industry - Exchange Rates - Structure of the economies Data focus: Foreign trade structure, external value (foreign wholesale prices), export volume, industrial production, capital stock, long-term development (income, investment rates, openness, exchange rates), patents (patent applications in Germany, France). List of tables in the database HISTAT ZA: - Investment rates in four European countries (1880-1995) - Net fixed assets of the industry in Germany (1950-1968) - Sectoral Gross capital expenditures in Germany (1960-1976) - Sectoral Gross investment in France (1949-1965) - Export volume index of France and the Federal Republic of Germany (1950-1973) - Export volume in millions of current U.S. dollars (1951-1990) - Weighted exchange rate index in indirect rate (1950-1973) - Index of industrial production in Europe and North America (1950-1973) - Construction and equipment investment in Germany (1950-1968) - Investment rates in four European countries (1880-1995) - Sectoral gross and net capital stock in France (1950-1970) - Sectoral gross and net capital stock, investment in France (1950-1969) - Percentage of the French colonies in the French total exports (1950-1973) - Openness of four European economies (1880-1994) - Annual patent applications in the United States (1963-1995) - Real per capita income in Europe and the United States (1870-1992) - Regional structure of the French export value (1896-1973) - French sector gross investment (1960-1976) - Exchange rates in four European countries (1891-1995) Territory of investigation: Germany, France, further OECD-states. Sources: Publications of the official French and German statistics, publications of the OECD, USA and further states; scientific journals. Das aktuell wachsende Interesse an dem Wachstum der westeuropäischen Wirtschaften zwischen dem Ende des Zweiten Weltkrieges und der ersten Erdölkrise 1973 hängt in erster Linie mit dem Ende des Kalten Krieges und der darauf folgenden Nachfrage nach Lösungsansätzen für die ökonomischen Probleme der mittel- und osteuropäischen Transformationsländer zusammen. Es wurde und wird diskutiert, inwieweit sich Lehren aus dem erfolgreichen Wiederaufbau der westeuropäischen Wirtschaften ziehen ließen. Ein besonderes Interesse besaß hierbei der Wiederaufbau Westdeutschlands, eng einhergehend mit dem Prinzip der Sozialen Marktwirtschaft. Die Rückbesinnung auf diese und der Ruf nach einem neuen Marshall-Plan implizieren die Vorstellung, dass sich der westeuropäische Nachkriegsboom im Wesentlichen auf eine erfolgreiche Wirtschaftspolitik zurückführen lässt. Es wird gezeigt, inwieweit diese Annahme einer theoretischen und empirischen Analyse standhält. Mit Hilfe der neuen Wachstumstheorie und der Kointegrationsanalyse werden sowohl nationale (z.B. Soziale Marktwirtschaft und Planification) als auch internationale Erklärungsansätze (z.B. Marshall-Plan) des golden age untersucht. Es zeigt sich, dass der Einfluss der Wirtschaftspolitik auf das Wachstum relativiert werden muss. Dagegen wird die Bedeutung der unterschiedlichen Ausgangsbedingungen in den einzelnen Ländern für die Erklärung ihres Wachstumsprozesses unterstrichen. Variablen u.a.: - Investitionsverhalten der Industrie - Produktion und Export der Industrie - Wechselkurse - Struktur der Volkswirtschaften Datenschwerpunkte: Außenhandelsstruktur, Außenwert (ausländische Großhandelspreise), Exportmenge (Exportvolumen), Industrieproduktion, Kapitalstock, langfristige Entwicklung (Einkommen, Investitionsquoten, Offenheitsgrad, Wechselkurse), Patente (Patentanmeldungen Deutschland, Frankreich). Verzeichnis der Tabellen in der ZA-Datenbank HISTAT: - Investitionsquoten in vier europäischen Ländern (1880-1995) - Netto-Anlagevermögen der Industrie in der BRD (1950-1968) - Sektorale Brutto-Investitionen in Deutschland (1960-1976) - Sektorale Bruttoinvestitionen in Frankreich (1949-1965) - Index Exportvolumen Frankreichs und der BRD (1950-1973) - Exportvolumen in Mio. laufenden US Dollar (1951-1990) - Index gewichteter Wechselkurs in Mengennotierung (1950-1973) - Index Industrieproduktion in Europa und Nordamerika (1950-1973) - Bau- und Ausrüstungsinvestitionen in Deutschland (1950-1968) - Investitionsquoten in vier europäischen Ländern (1880-1995) - Sektoraler Brutto- und Nettokapitalstock in Frankreich (1950-1970) - Sektoraler Brutto- und Nettokapitalstock, Investitionen in Frankreich (1950-1969) - Anteil der französischen Kolonien am französischen Gesamtexport (1950-1973) - Offenheitsgrad von vier europäischen Volkswirtschaften (1880-1994) - Jährliche Patentanmeldungen in den USA (1963-1995) - Reales Pro-Kopf-Einkommen in Europa und den USA (1870-1992) - Regionale Struktur des französischen Exportwertes (1896-1973) - Französische sektorale Brutto-Investitionen (1960-1976) - Wechselkurse in vier europäischen Staaten (1891-1995) Veröffentlichungen öffentlicher Statistiken Frankreichs und Deutschlands, der OECD, der USA sowie weitere ausgewählte Einzelstudien; Fachzeitschriften.

United States - Total Value of Issues, with a Maturity Between 1 and 4 Days, Used in Calculating the AA Financial Commercial Paper Rates was 4600.00000 Mil. of $ in July of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Total Value of Issues, with a Maturity Between 1 and 4 Days, Used in Calculating the AA Financial Commercial Paper Rates reached a record high of 35581.00000 in June of 2002 and a record low of 0.00000 in February of 2012. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Total Value of Issues, with a Maturity Between 1 and 4 Days, Used in Calculating the AA Financial Commercial Paper Rates - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on August of 2025.

United States - Total Value of Issues, with a Maturity Between 5 and 9 Days, Used in Calculating the AA Financial Commercial Paper Rates was 135.00000 Mil. of $ in July of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Total Value of Issues, with a Maturity Between 5 and 9 Days, Used in Calculating the AA Financial Commercial Paper Rates reached a record high of 37768.00000 in November of 2002 and a record low of 0.00000 in December of 2004. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Total Value of Issues, with a Maturity Between 5 and 9 Days, Used in Calculating the AA Financial Commercial Paper Rates - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on July of 2025.

Attitudes to current national and international questions. Topics: trust in USSR and USA; conduct of USSR and conduct of USA in international affairs; efforts of USSR and USA for world peace; strongest nation; strongest nuclear power; stationing of American troops in Europe; defense expenditures of FRG; attitude to disarmament; knowledge about the meeting of Nixon and the USSR leadership; outcome of the meeting in view of a reduction of tension in the world situation; assessment of a possible agreement with the USSR; success of USSR at this meeting; success of USA at this meeting; effect of the results on West Germany; positive or negative consequences of the meeting; agreement about arms limitations; trust in USA in view of fundamental interests of Germany; trust in problem solving ability of the USA with social and economic problems. Demography: age; marital status; religious denomination; frequency of church attendance; education; occupation; income; sex; size of place of residence; state. Also encoded was: length of interview; number of contact attempts; presence of other persons; willingness to cooperate; difficulty of interview; date of interview; weighting. Einstellungen zu aktuellen nationalen und internationalen Fragen. Themen: Vertrauen in die UdSSR und die USA; Verhalten der UdSSR und Verhalten der USA in internationalen Angelegenheiten; Bemühungen der UdSSR und der USA um den Weltfrieden; stärkste Nation; stärkste Nuklearmacht; amerikanische Truppenstationierung in Europa; Verteidigungsausgaben der BRD; Einstellung zur Abrüstung; Wissen über das Treffen von Nixon und der UdSSR-Führung; Erfolg des Treffens im Hinblick auf eine Entspannung der Weltlage; Einschätzung eines möglichen Übereinkommens mit der UdSSR; Erfolg der UdSSR bei diesem Treffen; Erfolg der USA bei diesem Treffen; Auswirkung der Ergebnisse auf Westdeutschland; positive oder negative Folgen des Treffens; Einigung über Rüstungsbeschränkungen; Vertrauen in die USA im Hinblick auf grundlegende Interessen Deutschlands; Vertrauen in die Problemlösungsfähigkeit der USA bei sozialen und ökonomischen Problemen. Demographie: Alter; Familienstand; Konfession; Kirchgangshäufigkeit; Bildung; Beruf; Einkommen; Geschlecht; Größe des Wohnorts; Bundesland. Zusätzlich verkodet wurden: Dauer des Interviews; Anzahl der Kontaktversuche; Anwesenheit anderer Personen; Kooperationsbereitschaft; Schwierigkeit des Interviews; Interviewdatum; Gewichtung. 3-stage random selection.