TOPIC: At Least We Don't Eat The Drywall

Great post Jay, Thanks!

China

GDP (purchasing power parity): $7.8 trillion (2008 est.)
$7.104 trillion (2007)
$6.475 trillion (2006) 
GDP (official exchange rate): $4.222 trillion (2008 est.) 
GDP - real growth rate: 9.8% (2008 est.)
13% (2007 est.)
11.6% (2006 est.) 
GDP - per capita (PPP): $6,000 (2008 est.)
$5,500 (2007 est.)
$4,900 (2006 est.) 
GDP - composition by sector: agriculture: 10.6%
industry: 49.2%
services: 40.2% (2008 est.) 
Labor force: 807.7 million (2008 est.) 


USA

GDP (purchasing power parity): $14.29 trillion (2008 est.)
$14.11 trillion (2007)
$13.83 trillion (2006) 
GDP (official exchange rate): $14.33 trillion (2008 est.) 
GDP - real growth rate: 1.3% (2008 est.)
2% (2007 est.)
2.8% (2006 est.) 
GDP - per capita (PPP): $47,000 (2008 est.)
$46,800 (2007 est.)
$46,300 (2006 est.) 
GDP - composition by sector: agriculture: 1.2%
industry: 19.6%
services: 79.2% (2008 est.) 
Labor force: 155.2 million (includes unemployed) (2008 est.) 


Here is where I got the info.  www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-wor.../countrylisting.html

I thought it would be interesting to compare.

Hey Adrian - sorry I missed this until just now.  I get my information like this from

AskHeritage.org

I find them to be extremely accurate.  You should join and get their updates, as well as the information they offer.  Ask any questions, and they answer it.  Here is a recent article:   "The Truth About China's Growth" by Derek Scissors, Ph.D.  It is most interesting!