Financial Surveys & Statistics

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

4.2 Million – The number of barrels of beer that brewers sold this year through June 30, up 5% from a year earlier. (Source: Brewers Association)

30% – The percent of American adults who think the economy is improving. (Source: Rasmussen Reports LLC)

$780K – The amount of money that the National Association of Home Builders spent in the second quarter to lobby Congress and the Obama administration over issues including foreclosure aid. (Source: House of Representatives’ Office of the Clerk)

18.9% – The percent age of participants in the Cash for Clunkers program who traded their cars for a Toyota. (Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration)

6% – The percentage of U.S. voters who expect their taxes to be reduced during the Obama presidency. (Source: Rasmussen Reports LLC)

68% – Say the passage of Health Care Reform will increase the deficit. (Source: Rasmussen Reports LLC)