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USA economy overview

[WHAT]

  1. ] provides a brief overview of the american economy including a list of the key economic sectors (determined by GDP)  
    1. ] the following list is from REF # 1, numbers have been rounded up to the nearest full percentage, so total will be > 100

[WHY]

  1. finance, insurance, + real estate, rental and leasing
    1. ] 21.5 % ( ) VS canada 7 + 13
  2. public administration ( government )
    1. ] 13.6 % () VS canada 7
  3. professional, scientific and technical services
    1. ] 12 % VS canada 7
  4. manufacturing
    1. ] 11.2% ( houses, automotive/vehicles, ships, aircraft, chemicals  ) VS canada 11
  5. educational services + health care and social assistance
    1. ] 8.6 % () VS canada (7 + 5) 
  6. retail trade
    1. ] 5.8 % VS canada 5
  7. wholesale trade
    1. ] 5.5 % VS canada 5
  8. information and cultural industries
    1. ] 4.5 % VS canada 3%
  9. construction
    1. ] 3.8 % VS canada 7% ( residential, commercial, ) 
  10. arts,entertainment,recreation
    1. ] 3.6 % VS canada 1%
  11. transportation and warehousing
    1. ] 2.8 % ( ] airlines, ] trains, ] buses ) VS canada 5 %
  12. other services (not public admin)
    1. ] 2.4 % VS canada 2%
  13. utilities
    1. ] 1.9% VS canada 3%
  14. mining, quarrying, energy(oil & gas extraction)
    1. ] 1.7% ( ] oil, ] gas, ] coal, ?] nuclear, ] hydro, ] solar? ) VS Canada 9%
    2. ( ] gold, ] diamonds, ] potash, ] uranium, ] other,  )
  15. agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
    1. ] .9 % VS 2% ( livestock, grain, fruit, )
    2. ] ( ] raw log exports, ] softwood lumber, )
  16. admin & support, waste management, remediation
    1. ] 3%
  17. accomodation and food services
    1. ] 2%
  18. management (companies/industries)
    1. ] 1%
  19. services
    1. ( ] financial, ] tourism/hospitality, ] healthcare, ] government, ] retail, sales, ] marketing, ] entertainment )
  20. ]

 

[WHERE]

  1. ] % american economic activity by geographic region
    1. california
    2. new york
    3. michigan
    4. others

 

[WHEN]

  1. ] 2009 US data

[EXAMPLE]

  1. ] ILLUSTRATIONS - are for example purposes only, the way we would like to illustrate th economic output of the nation

[HOW-TO]

  1. ]

[REFERENCE]

  1. ]
  2. ] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USA#Economy 

 

 

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NAME: economy

DESCRIPTION: an overview article on the economy in the USA, lists the various industries in the economy, GDP by sector

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