THE ECONOMY

JANUARY 20, 2001

TODAY UNDER BUSH

REAL GDP GROWTH¹

4.09% Over Prior 8 Years

2.65% Over Prior 7 Years

NATIONAL DEBT²

$5.7 Trillion

$9.2 Trillion

BUDGET DEFICIT/SURPLUS³

$431 Billion Surplus over the Previous Three Budget Years

$734 Billion Deficit over the

Previous Three Budget Years

NEW PRIVATE SECTOR

JOBS CREATED⁴

1.76 Million Jobs Per Year

Over Previous 8 Years

369,000 Jobs Per Year

Over Previous 7 Years

AMERICANS IN POVERTY ⁵

31.6 Million

36.5 Million

QUALITY OF LIFE

JANUARY 20, 2001

TODAY UNDER BUSH

AMERICANS UNINSURED &

CHANGE IN UNINSURED LEVEL⁶

38 Million Uninsured

4.5 Million Less in 2 Years

47 Million Uninsured

8.5 Million More in 6 Years

ANNUAL TOTAL PREMIUM COST⁷

$6,230 for Family Premium

$12,106 for Family Premium

MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME &

CHANGE IN MEDIAN INCOME⁸

$49,163

$6,000 Increase in 8 Years

$48,023

$1,100 Decrease in 6 Years

PRICE OF GAS⁹

$1.39/Gallon

$3.07/Gallon

COST OF COLLEGE¹⁰

$3,164 per year

$5,192 per year

PERSONAL SAVINGS RATE¹¹

+2.3%

-0.5%

CONSUMER CREDIT DEBT¹²

$7.65 Trillion

$12.8 Trillion

UNITED STATES & THE WORLD

JANUARY 20, 2001

TODAY UNDER BUSH

U.S. TRADE DEFICIT¹³

$380 Billion

$759 Billion

STRENGTH OF U.S. DOLLAR¹⁴

1.07 Euros per Dollar

0.68 Euros Per Dollar

COMBAT READINESS¹⁵

All Active Duty Army Divisions Were Rated At The Highest Readiness Levels

Not A Single Active Duty Or Reserve Brigade In The U.S. Considered “Fully Combat Ready.”

FOREIGN OIL DEPENDENCY¹⁶

52.75% of U.S. Liquid Fuel Consumption is Imported

60.38% of U.S. Liquid Fuel Consumption is Imported

VIEW OF AMERICA ABROAD¹⁷

PEW POLL OF TEN NATIONS

58.3% Viewed

America Favorably

39.2% Viewed

America Favorably

GREAT BRITAIN’S VIEW OF U.S.

83% Favorable

56% Favorable

INDONESIA’S VIEW OF U.S.

75% Favorable

30% Favorable

TURKEY’S VIEW OF U.S.

52% Favorable

12% Favorable

GERMANY’S VIEW OF U.S.

78% Favorable

37% Favorable