Facts for the week

Your fast-facts for the week:

-Since its bear-market low on 3/9/09, the S&P 500 has gained 95.3% through last Friday
-The U.S. consumes 21.7% of the world’s daily oil production, more than double China’s 10.4%. The U.S. population is 311 million, China’s is 1.319 billion.
-U.S. national defense spending was $304 billion in 1989, $305 billion in 2001, and $768 billion is estimated for 2011.
-The average U.S. household had $7100 in outstanding credit card debt in 2010 vs. $7800 in 2009.
-The 2012 Presidential election is 20 months away!