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The adoption of fiat currency by many countries, from the 18th century onwards, made much larger variations in the supply of money possible. [27] Rapid increases in the money supply have taken place a number of times in countries experiencing political crises, producing hyperinflations – episodes of extreme inflation rates much higher than ...
Annualized, nominal GDP reached $20.1 trillion in Q1 2018, the first time it exceeded $20 trillion. About 70% of U.S. GDP is personal consumption, with business investment 18%, government 17% (federal, state and local but excluding transfer payments such as Social Security, which is in consumption) and net exports a negative 3% due to the U.S ...
If these numbers are correct, or even indicative in any broad sense, then 87 million Pakistanis belong to the middle and upper classes, a population size which is larger than that of Germany. [54] Official figures also show that the proportion of households that own a motorcycle and washing machines has grown impressively over the past 15 years ...
The chinkara is the only animal found in significant numbers in Cholistan, [220] with a few nilgai along the Pakistan–India border and in some parts of Cholistan. [221] Rare animals include the snow leopard and the blind Indus river dolphin, [191] of which there are believed to be about 1,816 remaining, protected at the Indus Dolphin Reserve ...
The real estate industry is about 20% of the Chinese economy. [211] As of 2023, real property accounts for 60% of Chinese household assets. [190]: 161 Also as of 2023, China has the highest rate of home ownership in the world. [190]: 170 90% of urban households own their home. [190]: 170
In the mid-2000s, the share of the oil and gas sector in GDP was around 20%, and in 2013 it was 20–21% of GDP. [215] The share of oil and gas in Russia's exports (about 50%) and federal budget revenues (about 50%) is large, and the dynamics of Russia's GDP are highly dependent on oil and gas prices, [ 216 ] but the share in GDP is much less ...
[219] [220] [221] Black people made up 12.9%, American Indians and Alaska Natives 1.0%, Asian Americans 5.2%, Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders 0.1%, some other race 0.2%, and two or more races 1.8%. Hispanics or Latino Americans of any race made up 39.7% of the estimated population. [222]
In 2003, tourism-related expenditures amounted to C$7.3 billion. Some 27.5 million trips were made in Quebec, 76% of which were made by Quebecers themselves, 13% by other Canadians, 8% from the United States and 3% from other countries. Almost 330,000 people are employed in the tourism sector, working in over 34,000 businesses.