The sequester would sink its teeth too deep into the economy; A bite costing $287 billion dollars in growth.

How the U.S. GDP is calculated. 

(Source: NPR) 

The U.S. Commerce Department says gross domestic product grew by1.5% in the second quarter of 2012—here’s what it was.

(source:NPR)

The Economic History of the last 2,000 years!  This graph shows the major powers’ share of world GDP. The U.S. accounts for 5% of the world population and 21% of its GDP.

Where are you most likely to die from a non-communicable disease? Non-communicable diseases include cancer and heart disease. The Economist shows us exactly where. 

(Source: economist.com)

The U.S. may be the world’s richest country by GDP, but Americans themselves aren’t the richest. Looking at GDP per capita, we can see that the wealth of individual Americans is certainly not the highest in the world due to poverty and inequality.

(Source: npr.org)

The World’s richest countries, calculated by Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Some are expected, some are surprising. Take a look!

(Source: npr.org)

New report released this past friday indicates that GDP (Gross Domestic Product) has grown 2.2% for the 1st quarter of 2012. Consumer spending on goods, services, and housing carried economic growth while businesses pulled back on their investments. 

(Source: americanprogress.org)

The United States chose stimulus; the United Kingdom chose austerity. Now, Americans are doing much better, with real GDP pointing to greater overall economic growth in the last couple of years. 

(Source: reuters.com)

The U.S. is a low-tax country. Take a look at this comparison of tax revenue as share of Gross Domestic Product.

(Source: cbpp.org)