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Content: use HTML Edit Content <h1 style="text-align: center;">USA&nbsp;economy overview</h1> <h2>[WHAT]</h2> <ol> <li>] provides a brief overview of the&nbsp;american economy including a list of the key economic sectors&nbsp;(determined by GDP) &nbsp;</li> <ol> <li>] the following list is from REF # 1, numbers have been rounded up to the nearest full percentage, so total will be &gt; 100</li> </ol></ol> <h2>[WHY]</h2> <ol> <li><strong>finance, insurance, +&nbsp;real estate, rental and leasing</strong></li> <ol> <li>]&nbsp;21.5 %&nbsp;( ) VS canada&nbsp;7 + 13</li> </ol> <li><strong>public administration ( government )</strong></li> <ol> <li>]&nbsp;13.6 %&nbsp;() VS canada 7</li> </ol> <li><strong>professional, scientific and technical services</strong><ol> <li>] 12 % VS canada 7</li> </ol></li> <li><strong>manufacturing</strong></li> <ol> <li>] 11.2% ( houses, automotive/vehicles, ships, aircraft, chemicals&nbsp;&nbsp;) VS canada 11</li> </ol> <li><strong>educational services + health care and social assistance</strong></li> <ol> <li>] 8.6 % () VS canada (7 + 5)&nbsp;</li> </ol> <li><strong>retail trade</strong><ol> <li>] 5.8 % VS canada 5</li> </ol></li> <li><strong>wholesale trade</strong></li> <ol> <li>] 5.5 % VS canada 5</li> </ol> <li><strong>information and cultural industries</strong><ol> <li>] 4.5 % VS canada 3%</li> </ol></li> <li><strong>construction</strong></li> <ol> <li>] 3.8 % VS canada 7% ( residential, commercial, )&nbsp;</li> </ol> <li><strong>arts,entertainment,recreation</strong></li> <ol> <li>] 3.6 % VS canada 1%</li> </ol> <li><strong>transportation and warehousing </strong></li> <ol> <li>] 2.8 % ( ] airlines, ] trains, ] buses ) VS canada 5 %</li> </ol> <li><strong>other services (not public admin)</strong></li> <ol> <li>] 2.4 % VS canada 2%</li> </ol> <li><strong>utilities</strong><ol> <li>] 1.9% VS canada 3%</li> </ol></li> <li><strong>mining, quarrying, energy(oil &amp; gas extraction)</strong></li> <ol> <li>] 1.7% ( ] oil, ] gas, ] coal, ?] nuclear, ] hydro, ] solar?&nbsp;) VS Canada 9%</li> <li>( ] gold, ] diamonds, ] potash, ] uranium, ] other, &nbsp;)</li> </ol> <li><strong>agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting</strong><ol> <li>] .9 % VS 2% ( livestock, grain, fruit, )</li> <li>] ( ] raw log exports, ] softwood lumber, )</li> </ol></li> <li><span style="background-color: #888888;"><strong>admin &amp; support, waste management, remediation</strong></span></li> <ol> <li><span style="background-color: #888888;">] 3%</span></li> </ol> <li><span style="background-color: #888888;"><strong>accomodation and food services</strong></span></li> <ol> <li><span style="background-color: #888888;">] 2%</span></li> </ol> <li><span style="background-color: #888888;"><strong>management (companies/industries)</strong></span></li> <ol> <li><span style="background-color: #888888;">] 1%</span></li> </ol> <li><span style="text-decoration: line-through;"><strong>services</strong></span></li> <ol> <li><span style="text-decoration: line-through;">( ] financial, ] tourism/hospitality, ] healthcare, ] government, ] retail, sales, ] marketing, ] entertainment&nbsp;)</span></li> </ol> <li>]</li> </ol> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h2>[WHERE]</h2> <ol> <li><strong>] %&nbsp;american economic activity by geographic region</strong></li> <ol> <li>california</li> <li>new york</li> <li>michigan</li> <li>others</li> </ol></ol> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h2>[WHEN]</h2> <ol> <li>] 2009 US data</li> </ol> <h2>[EXAMPLE]</h2> <ol> <li>] ILLUSTRATIONS - are for example purposes only, the way we would like to illustrate th economic output of the nation</li> </ol> <h2>[HOW-TO]</h2> <ol> <li>]</li> </ol> <h2>[REFERENCE]</h2> <ol> <li>]</li> <li>] <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USA#Economy" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USA#Economy</a>&nbsp;</li> </ol> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <hr />