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.

As of June 2024, roughly 23 percent of the Spanish population believed that Spain's main current problem is related to the political issues. Unemployment, which was reported as the largest worrying factor in 2024, emerged as the third biggest problem in the country for the Spaniards, at approximately 20 percent.

Spanish economy

In 2023, the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Spain was 1,462 billion euros. Spain suffered a steep decrease in its GDP during the COVID-19 pandemic when its value dropped 0.128 billion euros from 2019 to 2020. However, since then the value has been in constant growth. In 2021, the expenditure of Spanish households on consumption represented approximately 55 percent of the GPD.

Unemployment in Spain

Spain was the country with the highest unemployment rate in the European Union in August 2023. This economic problem impacts mostly the Spanish youth with 43 percent of the population aged between 16 and 19 years being unemployed, followed by nearly 26 percent of Spanish citizens in the age group of 20 to 24 years. As of the third quarter of 2023, there were over 2.9 million people unemployed in the country.

This dataset is about book subjects. It has 3 rows and is filtered where the books is Canada in the new global economy : problems and policies. It features 10 columns including number of authors, number of books, earliest publication date, and latest publication date.

The most up-to-date information on London's economy, published by email every month. Each issue includes an overview of current economic conditions, the latest indicators and a supplement on a significant issue facing London. Additional data from the latest edition of London’s Economy Today can be found here on the Datastore. Sign up to receive London's Economy Today every month. HOUSING INDICATORS Nationwide Regional House Price Index (Quarterly since 1973) One of several indicators for house prices published on a quarterly basis. Nationwide External link The Land Registry house price index (Quarterly since 1968). Land Registry data External link LABOUR MARKET INDICATORS The unemployment rate. (Quarterly since Q2 1992) The unemployment rate measures the proportion of the economically active population (those in work plus those seeking and available to work) who were unemployed. Seasonally Adjusted. TRANSPORT INDICATORS London Underground Journeys (Monthly since 2006) including moving average and annual rate of growth Bus Journeys (Monthly since 2006) including moving average and annual rate of growth Passengers at London airports (Monthly since 1994) Monthly, and annual airport passenger figures including data from Heathrow, Gatwick, Stanstead and London City airports. Cival Aviation Authority External link

This data package includes the underlying data files to replicate the data and charts presented in Egypt’s 2023-24 economic crisis: Will this time be different? by Ruchir Agarwal and Adnan Mazarei, PIIE Policy Brief 24-6.

If you use the data, please cite as: Agarwal, Ruchir, and Adnan Mazarei. 2024. Egypt’s 2023-24 economic crisis: Will this time be different?. PIIE Policy Brief 24-6. Washington, DC: Peterson Institute for International Economics.

The study ´Current questions on the economy and transformation´ has been conducted by forsa on behalf of the Press and Information Office of the Federal Government. In the survey period from 15 April to 17 April 2024, the German population was asked about their opinions on the economic transformation.
Topics: Current challenges of economic development in Germany compared to ten years ago; assessment of the appropriateness of the activities of the following actors with regard to overcoming the economic challenges: federal government, opposition in the Bundestag, state governments, companies and business associations, trade unions; preference for a future orientation of the German economy towards: climate protection and green technologies, established industries; importance of the following aspects with regard to the federal government´s actions: higher investment in infrastructure, greater expansion of renewable energies, promotion of climate-neutral industry, promotion of the establishment of future industries, improvement of working conditions, increasing the efficiency of public administration work, relieving companies of bureaucracy, no further debt, expansion of partnerships with Brazil, India and South Africa; attitude towards selected statements: ‘Made in Germany’ is recognised worldwide as a seal of quality, German economy should also become more independent of other countries in the long term despite higher costs in the short term, Germany needs more skilled workers from abroad.

Demography: sex; age (grouped); school leaving certificate; net household income (grouped); party preference in the next federal election; voting behaviour in the last federal election.

Additionally coded: respondent ID; size of locality; region; weight.

This poll, fielded April 1-5, 2009, is a part of a continuing series of monthly surveys that solicit public opinion on the presidency and on a range of other political and social issues. Respondents were asked whether they approved of the way Barack Obama was handling the presidency and issues such as the economy and foreign policy. A series of questions addressed the Obama Administration's approach to solving economic problems and whether the administration's policies favored the rich, the middle class, or the poor. Respondents gave their opinions of First Lady Michelle Obama, the United States Congress, the Republican and Democratic parties, and whether President Obama or the Republicans in Congress were more likely to make the right decisions about the national economy and national security. Views were sought on President Obama's proposed budget plan, including changes in federal income taxes and government spending, and proposals to give financial assistance to the banking and automotive industries. A series of questions addressed the condition of the national economy, the most important economic problem facing the nation, the financial situation of the respondent's household, and how the recession was affecting their life. Respondents compared their current standard of living with that of their parents at the same age and gave their expectations about the standard of living of their children. Other questions asked respondents what the phrase "American dream" meant to them and whether they had achieved the "American dream" or expected to in their lifetime. Additional topics addressed the bonuses given to AIG insurance company executives, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, international trade, health insurance coverage, and government spending on cancer research. Demographic variables include sex, age, race, education level, marital status, household income, employment status, perceived social class, political party affiliation, political philosophy, voter registration status and participation history, religious preference, whether respondents had children under the age of 18 years, and whether respondents considered themselves to be a born-again Christian.

Voting behavior, political system and economic reforms. Topics: Unemployment in the past year and length of unemployment; unemployment benefit; partial unemployment; irregular salary; employer status; preferred money use; cover of the cost of living by basic salary; second job; queuing and amount of time; main sources of income; handling with money; renouncing from necessary things; living standard; economic situation of the socialist economy in 1989, of the current economic system and of the Russian´s economy in 1998 (scale); present economic situation of the family in comparison to that 5 years ago; expected economic situation within 5 years; responsibility for the economic problems of the country (scale); speed of economic reforms; most important tasks of the government this year; present fears; acceptance of the governmental system in the country; solution of political problems (scale); assessment of the communist regime, the current system and the political system to be expected in 1999; changes of the governmental system since Perestroika regarding liberty, free settling, political influence, personal liberty, interests in politics, fairness of government and religious freedom; preferred type of state for Russia (scale); trust in institutions; danger of the national safety by other countries; parliament dissolving and ban of parties; political participation; party preference; party affiliation; earlier membership in the communist party; voting in the Parliament Elections 1993 and party voted for; reasons for not voting; relationship between President and Parliament; voting in the Constitution project; new constitution ensures justice and unity; relationship between President and deputies; voting intention in the Presidential Elections; resignation of Yeltsin and Chernomirdin; repetition of the events of September/October 1993; preferred development of military production; national pride; destruction of nuclear weapons; in case of a war fight for the country; opinion about CIS; influence on the citizens´ financial situation; preferred relationship to the former Soviet Republics; Russia´s help for other CIS-states; opinion about the EU; think as an European citizen; Russia as a member of the EU; work in a western country; privatization of large companies (scale); use of the voucher; satisfaction with investment fund share; probability of the privatization of your place of work; effects of the privatization on job security, payment, influencing control and product quality; number of children; size of household; nationality; stay abroad; religiousness.

This dataset is about books. It has 1 row and is filtered where the book is Problems of the American economy : an economists view:the Stamp memorial lecture delivered before the University of London on 9 November 1961. It features 7 columns including author, publication date, language, and book publisher.

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.

This statistic shows public evaluation of who was to blame for the economic problems in each country as of 2012. 78 percent of respondents in Spain felt that it was the banks and financial institutions that were most to blame for the current economic problems in their own country as of 2012.

This report evaluates the main macroeconomic and sectoral developments in Guatemala during the second half of the 1980s and identifies the main economic challenges the country will face in the 1990s. The report is intended to provide a background for discussions with the new Government of President Serrano on important macroeconomic and sector adjustment issues. Special emphasis is given to the current macroeconomic problems as evidenced by the large fiscal and external imbalances, and accelerating inflation in 1990. Therefore, the assessment of the economic prospects focuses on macroeconomic policy reform, with the central issue being a return to fiscal stability and the consolidation of economic growth without renewing inflationary pressures and external imbalances. The report also discusses the main structural measures required over the next couple of years to further liberalize the economy and to deal more effectively with the deteriorating social conditions in the country. In this context, it identifies the main components of a poverty alleviation strategy and stresses the urgent need for expanded and restructured social sector program.

This data package includes the underlying data to replicate the charts and calculations presented in Migration or stagnation: Aging and economic growth in Korea today, the world tomorrow, PIIE Working Paper 24-18.

If you use the data, please cite as:

Clemens, Michael. 2024. Migration or stagnation: Aging and economic growth in Korea today, the world tomorrow. PIIE Working Paper 24-18. Washington: Peterson Institute for International Economics.

Russia Consolidated Government Expenditure: Year to Date: NE: General Economic Issues data was reported at 60.747 RUB bn in Jul 2022. This records an increase from the previous number of 49.087 RUB bn for Jun 2022. Russia Consolidated Government Expenditure: Year to Date: NE: General Economic Issues data is updated monthly, averaging 20.965 RUB bn from Jan 2005 (Median) to Jul 2022, with 210 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 87.716 RUB bn in Dec 2021 and a record low of 0.200 RUB bn in Jan 2007. Russia Consolidated Government Expenditure: Year to Date: NE: General Economic Issues data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Federal Treasury. The data is categorized under Russia Premium Database’s Government and Public Finance – Table RU.FA004: Consolidated Government Expenditure: ytd.

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.

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.

Budget Expenditure: Smolensk Region: Year to Date: NE: General Economic Issues data was reported at 58,909,975.370 RUB in May 2022. This records an increase from the previous number of 29,077,732.120 RUB for Mar 2022. Budget Expenditure: Smolensk Region: Year to Date: NE: General Economic Issues data is updated monthly, averaging 59,674,094.045 RUB from Jan 2005 (Median) to May 2022, with 208 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 283,044,556.500 RUB in Dec 2010 and a record low of 0.000 RUB in Jan 2007. Budget Expenditure: Smolensk Region: Year to Date: NE: General Economic Issues data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Federal Treasury. The data is categorized under Russia Premium Database’s Government and Public Finance – Table RU.FD014: Regional Consolidated Budget: ytd: Central Federal District: Smolensk Region.

This dataset is about books. It has 2 rows and is filtered where the book is Economic issues and policy. It features 7 columns including author, publication date, language, and book publisher.

Inflation Rate in the United States increased to 2.40 percent in May from 2.30 percent in April of 2025. This dataset provides - United States Inflation Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.