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1. Consumer Spending Personal consumption accounts for 70 percent of gross domestic product.
2. Homeownership Rates Homeownership rates in the United States peaked in 2004, hitting 69.2 percent.
3. The California Economy California has the eighth-largest economy in the world.
4. Income Tax Distribution The individual income tax share that the wealthiest Americans pay has steadily increased over time.
5. Historical Inflation Rates Since 1990, annual inflation has hovered at historically low levels—averaging under 3 percent per year.
6. U.S. Savings Rate In 2005, the U.S. savings rate hit negative levels for the first time since the Great Depression.
7. Prison Demographics In December 2006, there were 1.57 million people in federal or state prisons.
8. China's Economic Growth Over the past seventeen years, China’s economy has grown, on average, by more than 10 percent per year.
9. Consumer Debt Household debt fell for the first time in fifty-six years.
10. Crude Oil Production The United States is the third-highest crude oil–producing nation in the world.
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