Financial Surveys & Statistics

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

$13 Billion – The reduction in gas expenditures that U.S consumers will see by 2020 if Congress imposes cap-and-trade system. The reduction would be $46 billion by 2030. (Source: American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy)

$59.6 M – The estimated total in direct spending to New York City businesses as a result of the Yankees’ run to the World Series. (Source: New York City Economic Development Corp.)

45% – Forty-five percent of Americans say the cost of prescription drugs will go up if the health care plan proposed by President Obama and congressional Democrats becomes law. (Source: Rasmussen Reports)

8 – The number of consecutive months in which U.S. consumer credit has fallen – the longest series of declines since records were first measured in 1943. (Source: Federal Reserve)

1.2 M – The number of individuals who filed for bankruptcy protection this year through October, surpassing last year’s total of 1.1 million. (Source: Jupiter ESources LLC)

$444.5 B – The total expected net issuance of Treasury bills, notes and bonds for the fourth quarter, compared with $392.5 billion in the third quarter and $569.3 billion in the fourth quarter of 2008. (Source: Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association)