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doc. Ing. Tomáš Dudáš, PhD.
QuizGlobal rank of the US economy according to GDP?GDP?GDP/c?Unemployment?Inflation?Largest US corporation?Chef of FED?Basic FED interest rate?Openness of the economy?Largest export partner?
US Economy – Basic DataNominal GDP – 16,72 billion USD (2013 est.)
GDP/c – 52 800 USD (2013 est.)
GDP by sectors – 1,1 %-19,5 %-79,4 %
Employment by sectors – 0,7 %-22,5 %-76,8 %
GDP growth in 2013 – 1,6 %
Real GDP growth in the USA 2008-2014
GDP growth and inflation 2004-2014
Gini coefficient in the USA – 1910-2009
Development of main financial markets
USA – Foreign Trade DataOpenness – 24,6 % (foreign trade/GDP in 2012)
Export - Canada 18.9 %, Mexico 14 %, China 7.2 %, Japan 4.5 % (2012)
Import - China 19 %, Canada 14.1 %, Mexico 12 %, Japan 6.4 %, Germany 4.7 % (2012)
Largest trade deficits in 2013 – China 318.4 billion USD, Japan 73,4 billion USD, OPEC 68 billion USD, Mexico 5456 billion USD
US-Chinese economic relationsOne of the most important bilateral relationships
in the global economyChina is the largest exporter in the world economy –
USA is the largest economy16.7 % of the Chinese export is going to the USA
(2012)USA has the largest trade deficit with ChinaChina is the largest foreign holder of US treasuries –
1 269 billions of USD as of August 2014China has the largest currency reserves in the world
– 3,9 trillion USD – mostly in USD (summer 2014)China and the USA are competitors for global
resources – ex. Africa
USA – home to major TNCsFortune Global 500 2014 – 128 corporations from the
US2 corporations in top 106 corporations in top 2032 corporations in top 100
Strong position in oil sector – Exxon Mobil, Chevron, Conoco, Phillips66, Valero Energy
Industry leaders – Archer Daniels Midland (agriculture), Coca-Cola (beverages), Wal-Mart (retail), AT&T (telecom), Johnson & Johnson (pharmaceutical industry), Apple…
US TNCs – major source of global FDIUS outward FDI
2012 – 366 billion USD2013 – 338 billion USD
Most important countries and regionsEurope – (Netherlands, UK, Ireland,
Switzerland)Latin America Asia