Economy
GDP (2010 est.): $14.72 trillion (2010 est.)
GDP growth rate (2010): 2.7% (2010 est.)
Nominal GDP per capita (2010): $47,400 (2010 est.)
Unemployment (2010): 9.7% (2010 est.)
Consumer price inflation (2010): 1.4% (2010 est.)
Public deficit (2009): 58.9% of GDP (2010 est.)
Natural resources: coal, copper, lead, molybdenum, phosphates, uranium, bauxite, gold, iron, mercury, nickel, potash, silver, tungsten, zinc, petroleum, natural gas,timber
Agriculture: wheat, corn, other grains, fruits, vegetables, cotton; beef, pork, poultry, dairy products; fish; forest products
Industries: highly diversified, world leading, high-technology innovator, second largest industrial output in world; petroleum, steel, motor vehicles, aerospace, telecommunications, chemicals, electronics, food processing, consumer goods, lumber, mining
Trade (2009 est.):
Exports: $1.27 trillion (2010 est.)
Exports--agricultural products (soybeans, fruit, corn) 9.2%, industrial supplies (organic chemicals) 26.8%, capital goods
(transistors, aircraft, motor vehicle parts, computers, telecommunications equipment) 49.0%, consumer goods (automobiles, medicines) 15.0%
Export Partners: Canada 19.37%, Mexico 12.21%, China 6.58%, Japan 4.84%, UK 4.33%, Germany 4.1% (2009)
Imports: $1.903 trillion (2010 est.)
Imports (2009 est.): agricultural products 4.9%,industrial supplies 32.9% (crude oil 8.2%), capital goods 30.4% (computers, telecommunications equipment, motor vehicle parts, office machines, electric power machinery), consumer goods 31.8% (automobiles, clothing, medicines, furniture, toys)
Import partners (2009): China 19.3%, Canada 14.24%, Mexico 11.12%, Japan 6.14%, Germany 4.53% (2009)
