Financial Statistics & Surveys

Here are some random, but relevant statistics that I’ve collected the past week.

121,000—The number of United Auto Workers who could face deep cuts in wages and health care benefits if Chrysler LLC and General Motors Corp. declare bankruptcy. (Source: Wall Street Journal)

57%—The percent of Americans who say that taxpayers shouldn’t pay more than 25% of their income for taxes. (Source: Rasmussen Reports)

54%—The percent of investors who think that the proposal from China’s top government banker and a United Nations panel for a new global currency is designed to reduce the economic power of the United States (Source: Rasmussen Reports)

25% of the world’s companies, and 40% in the United States, plan to freeze salaries this year, but employees in South America and India can look forward to robust rises, a global survey shows on Tuesday. (Source: Reuters)