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Many prospective home buyers are now priced out in the US
Sales of single-family houses in the United States fell for the fourth month in a row in April as prices rose by 20% on the year and mortgage rates grew.
Felix Richter is a data journalist at Statista.
Sales of single-family houses in the United States fell for the fourth month in a row in April as prices rose by 20% on the year and mortgage rates grew.
Over two thirds of American commuters still use their own car to move between home and work, with only 10% choosing to cycle, a new survey finds.
Americans spent $7 billion on bicycles and accessories in 2020. But as COVID restrictions began to lift in late 2021, the bike boom is on the decline.
彭博社“市场在线”的一项调查显示,大约一半的投资者预计美国将在2023年进入经济衰退;德意志银行是第一家预测明年美国经济衰退的主要银行;由于俄罗斯入侵乌克兰和中国封城对供应链造成的潜在影响,全球经济前景并不明朗。
Vaccines have helped to eradicate smallpox and polio in the US. But progress in eradicating other diseases has slowed, partially due to vaccine scepticism.
Half of investors expect a US recession in 2023, a Bloomberg survey shows. And Deutsche Bank is the first major bank to forecast a US recession next year.
U.S. inflation is at its highest since 1982, and that is before the impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is factored in. Expect further rises in March
Personal consumption of goods and services have vastly risen, as well as private domestic investment. With the current economic climate, how is this so?
The number of Americans quitting their job under The Great Resignation has now exceeded pre-pandemic highs for eight straight months.
A vaccine has never been developed, tried, tested and manufactured faster than the COVID-19 vaccines have, with a record-breaking manufacturing scale-up.
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) continues to rise in the US as inflation hits a 39-year high.
According to WHO estimates, 22.3 percent of all people aged 15 and older used tobacco in 2020, down from 32.7 percent at the turn of the millennium.
According to the Global Health Security Index, the world scored just 28.4 out of 100 for the prevention of release of new pathogens, like COVID-19.
International tourist arrivals increased by 58% in the three months ending September 30 compared to the same period of 2020, but remained 64% below 2019 levels.
4.4 million Americans left their jobs in September, meaning the number of US workers quitting has now exceeded pre-pandemic highs for six straight months.