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Stats of the GDP
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SavingsThe U.S. dollar becomes a target for China. China plans on trying to destroy the U.S. dollar. As Euros have been slowly losing their worth, they believe the U.S. dollar can slowly head that direction as well.
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Govnt SpendingEntitlements (govnt program giving benefits to members of a group) were nearly 62 percent of total spending, while defense dropped to less than one-fifth (18.7 percent) of the budget.
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OilTotal petroleum imports fell to $23 billion this year, the lowest level since August 2009.
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Oil TradeIn current dollar terms, this year in November the oil trade deficit was $11.4 billion, the lowest since 2003.