Financial Surveys & Statistics

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

$22 M – The number of packages United Parcel Service Inc. expects to deliver Dec.21 – the busiest shipping day this year – matching the company’s record 2007 forecast. (Source: UPS)

75% – The percentage of small-business owners who say their credit card terms have worsened in the last six months. (Source: National Small Business Association 2009 survey)

53% – Fifty-three percent of Americans say they are more thankful this Thanksgiving than they were last year at this time. (Source: Rasmussen Reports, LLC)

$62 – Americans reported spending an average of $62 per day last week, down from $65 the week prior and $81 a year ago — not yet signaling a boost for the holiday spending season. (Source: Gallup)

10% – The percentage of U.S. banks’ $1.1 trillion in commercial-property loans that may sour in the commercial-real-estate slump. (Source: Fitch Ratings)

54% – The percentage of workers 65 and older who say they work mainly because they want to. Only 17% say the main reason is that they need the paycheck. An additional 27% say they’re motivated by a mix of desire and need. (Source: Pew Research Center)