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Economic Information
United States
The US economic outlook is healthy, according to key economic indicators. The most critical
indicator is GDP, which measures the nation’s production output. The GDP growth rate is
expected to remain between the 2-3% ideal range. Unemployment is forecast to continue
at the natural rate. Neither inflation nor deflation are expected to change significantly.
Historicals
Year 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Real GDP growth 2.5% 1.6% 2.5% 1.6% 2.2% 1.7% 2.6% 2.9% 1.5% 2.1%
Average annual – – – – 49.5k 50.0k 50.8k 51.7k 52.2k –
per capita income
(US dollar)
Average rate 1.6% 3.1% 1.6% 3.1% 2.1% 1.5% 1.6% 0.1% 1.3% 1.9%
of inflation
Interest base rate 3.3% 3.3% 3.3% 3.3% 3.3% 3.3% 3.3% 3.3% 3.5% 4.3%
US dollar to 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
US dollar
US dollar to
Swiss franc
0.96 1.13 0.96 1.13 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.04 1.02 1.03
Forecasts
Year 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027
Real GDP growth 2.1% 2.2% 0.8% 1.9% 0.8% 1.8% 2.0% 2.1% 2.2% 2.2%
Real GDP growth 2.5% 2.1% 1.8% 1.7% 1.7% – – – – –
Inflation 2.0% 2.2% 1.3% 1.8% 1.5% 1.5% 1.6% 1.6% 1.6% 1.6%
Interest base rate 5.1% 5.3% 4.6% 4.2% – – – – – –
US dollar to 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
US dollar
US dollar to
Swiss franc
1.04 1.01 1.06 1.02 1.02 1.02 1.02 1.02 1.03 1.03
Sources available upon request.
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