Changes in inventories (constant LCU): World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Changes in inventories (current LCU): World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Employment in agriculture (% of total employment): International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.

Employment in industry (% of total employment): International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.

Employment in services (% of total employment): International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.

Exports of goods and services (constant LCU): World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Exports of goods and services (current LCU): World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

GDP (constant LCU): World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

GDP (current LCU): World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

GDP per capita (constant LCU): World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

General government final consumption expenditure (constant LCU): World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU): World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

GNI (current LCU): World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Gross fixed capital formation (constant LCU): World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU): World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Gross national income (constant LCU): World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Household final consumption expenditure (constant LCU): World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Household final consumption expenditure (current LCU): World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Imports of goods and services (constant LCU): World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Imports of goods and services (current LCU): World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Labor force, total: International Labour Organization, using World Bank population estimates.

Population ages 15-64, total: World Bank staff estimates from various sources including census reports, the United Nations Statistics Division's Population and Vital Statistics Report, country statistical offices, and Demographic and Health Surveys from national sources and Macro International.

Population, total: World Bank staff estimates from various sources including census reports, the United Nations Statistics Division's Population and Vital Statistics Report, country statistical offices, and Demographic and Health Surveys from national sources and Macro International.

Employment in agriculture (% of total employment): Sector shares may not sum to 100 because of unclassified workers.

Employment in industry (% of total employment): Sector shares may not sum to 100 because of unclassified workers.

Employment in services (% of total employment): Sector shares may not sum to 100 because of unclassified workers.

United States: North America region
High income
Debt not classified

National currency: U.S. dollar
National accounts base year: 1995
SNA price valuation: VAB
Latest population census: 2000
Latest demographic, household, or health survey: Current population, 1997

Changes in inventories (constant LCU): Inventories are stocks of goods held by firms to meet temporary or unexpected fluctuations in production or sales, and "work in progress." Data are in constant local currency.

Changes in inventories (current LCU): Inventories are stocks of goods held by firms to meet temporary or unexpected fluctuations in production or sales, and "work in progress." Data are in current local currency.

Employment in agriculture (% of total employment): Employment in agriculture is the proportion of total employment recorded as working in the agricultural sector. Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Agriculture includes hunting, forestry, and fishing, corresponding to major division 1 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories A and B (ISIC revision 3).

Employment in industry (% of total employment): Employment in industry is the proportion of total employment recorded as working in the industrial sector. Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Industry includes mining and quarrying (including oil production), manufacturing, electricity, gas and water, and construction, corresponding to major divisions 2-5 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories C-F (ISIC revision 3).

Employment in services (% of total employment): Employment in services is the proportion of total employment recorded as working in the services sector. Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Services include wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services, corresponding to divisions 6-9 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories G-P (ISIC revision 3).

Exports of goods and services (constant LCU): Exports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services provided to the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude labor and property income (formerly called factor services) as well as transfer payments. Data are in constant local currency.

Exports of goods and services (current LCU): Exports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services provided to the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude labor and property income (formerly called factor services) as well as transfer payments. Data are in current local currency.

GDP (constant LCU): GDP is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in constant local currency.

GDP (current LCU): GDP at purchaser's prices is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in current local currency.

GDP per capita (constant LCU): GDP per capita is gross domestic product divided by midyear population. GDP at purchaser's prices is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in constant local currency.

General government final consumption expenditure (constant LCU): General government final consumption expenditure (formerly general government consumption) includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees). It also includes most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. Data are in constant local currency.

General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU): General government final consumption expenditure (formerly general government consumption) includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees). It also includes most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. Data are in current local currency.

GNI (current LCU): GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current local currency.

Gross fixed capital formation (constant LCU): Gross fixed capital formation (formerly gross domestic fixed investment) includes land improvements (fences, ditches, drains, and so on); plant, machinery, and equipment purchases; and the construction of roads, railways, and the like, including schools, offices, hospitals, private residential dwellings, and commercial and industrial buildings. According to the 1993 SNA, net acquisitions of valuables are also considered capital formation. Data are in constant local currency.

Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU): Gross fixed capital formation (formerly gross domestic fixed investment) includes land improvements (fences, ditches, drains, and so on); plant, machinery, and equipment purchases; and the construction of roads, railways, and the like, including schools, offices, hospitals, private residential dwellings, and commercial and industrial buildings. According to the 1993 SNA, net acquisitions of valuables are also considered capital formation. Data are in current local currency.

Gross national income (constant LCU): Gross national income is derived as the sum of GNP and the terms of trade adjustment. Data are in constant local currency.

Household final consumption expenditure (constant LCU): Household final consumption expenditure (formerly private consumption) is the market value of all goods and services, including durable products (such as cars, washing machines, and home computers), purchased by households. It excludes purchases of dwellings but includes imputed rent for owner-occupied dwellings. It also includes payments and fees to governments to obtain permits and licenses. Here, household consumption expenditure includes the expenditures of nonprofit institutions serving households, even when reported separately by the country. Data are in constant local currency.

Household final consumption expenditure (current LCU): Household final consumption expenditure (formerly private consumption) is the market value of all goods and services, including durable products (such as cars, washing machines, and home computers), purchased by households. It excludes purchases of dwellings but includes imputed rent for owner-occupied dwellings. It also includes payments and fees to governments to obtain permits and licenses. Here, household consumption expenditure includes the expenditures of nonprofit institutions serving households, even when reported separately by the country. Data are in current local currency.

Imports of goods and services (constant LCU): Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude labor and property income (formerly called factor services) as well as transfer payments. Data are in constant local currency.

Imports of goods and services (current LCU): Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude labor and property income (formerly called factor services) as well as transfer payments. Data are in current local currency.

Labor force, total: Total labor force comprises people who meet the International Labour Organization definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector.

Population ages 15-64, total: Total population between the ages 15 to 64 is the number of people who could potentially be economically active. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of the country of origin.

Population, total: Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin.