Financial Surveys & Statistics

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

$1.171 Trillion – The value of U.S. corporate bonds sold so far this year, surpassing the all-time record $1.167 trillion sold in all of 2007. (Source: Bloomberg)

$106 – Americans report spending an average of $106 each day on the Friday and Saturday after Thanksgiving this year, down 8.6% from the $116 average reported on those same days last year. (Source: Gallup)

14% – Fourteen percent of adults say they have completed their holiday shopping, doubling the number (7%) who said they were done in a survey just before thanksgiving. (Source: Rasmussen Reports)

47% – When it comes to receiving presents, 47% prefer specific gifts, while 40% like gift cards that allow them to but what they want. Men favor getting specific gifts more than women do. (Source: Rasmussen Reports)

10.1% – The percentage increase in sales of existing U.S homes in October, to a 6.1 million annual rate – the highest level since February 2007. (Source: National Association of Realtors)

56% – The percentage of New York state voters who said that it is at least somewhat likely that the state will be bankrupt by the end of this year. Twenty-one percent said that it is very likely. (Source: Rasmussen Reports)