Financial Surveys & Statistics

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

71% – The percentage of economists who predict that consumer rein in spending for at least the next five years. (Source: National Association for Business Economics)

50% – The percentage of domestic car owners who are confident in the management of the company that manufactured their automobile. (Source: Harris Interactive)

50% – The percentage of emissions that business leaders attending the World Business Summit on Climate Change suggest cutting by 2050. (Source: Copenhagen Climate Council)

15% – The expected reduction in air conditioning-related electricity consumption if buildings’ flat roofs were painted white. (Source: California Energy Commission)

48% – The percentage of Americans who support a law that would require employers to provide paid vacations to full-time and part-time employees. (Source: Rasmussen Reports LLC)