Wednesday, January 1, 2014

FT Numbers of 2013: Economics/Govt.

Financial Times Numbers of 2013: Economics/Govt.



16 days: Number of days US Govt. shut down

$4tn: Size of Fed’s balance sheet

$680bn: US Budget deficit in FY2013 was 680 billion dollars—a 38 percent decline from 2012.

106,185: In the first month rollout of “Obamacare”, there were 106,185 people who were able to sign up for medical insurance.

0.3%: Eurozone grew 0.3 percent in Q2—first positive number in 18 months

20%: Francois Hollande’s approval rating was 20 percent marking the lowest for a post-war French President

0%: Italy’s Q3 GDP growth—first non-decline number after 8 consecutive quarters.

1,011tn Yen: Japan’s outstanding government bonds and borrowings end of Sept.

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