United States Economic Indicators: United States is the largest economy in the world with a GDP value of US$15.1 trillion in 2011. This equates to a high 22% of global GDP. US is also highly wealthy on a per capita basis. According to official estimates, wealth per capita in the United States amounted to US$171,800 at the end of 2011.
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The United States economy was severely impacted by the local housing crisis which started in 2008. As a result, the local economy contracted by 0.4% in 2008 and 3.5% in 2009. Economic growth recovered strongly in 2010 to reach 3.0% before dropping off to 1.8% in 2011. Growth of 2.1% is expected in 2012. The Dow Jones Industrial average (DJIA) is an index of the top 30 publicly-owned companies based in the United States. This index outperformed global markets during the review period, declining by 8.6% compared to the 22% decline for the MSCI world index. During the final year of the review period (2011), the MSCI world index declined by 7.7%, while the DJIA rose by 5.5%. View more data or Buy full report
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