expenditures: $2.978 trillion (2008 est.)
Public debt:
37.5% of GDP (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 61 65% of GDP (2004 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices):
3.8% (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 59 2.9% (2007 est.)
Central bank discount rate:
0.5% (31 March 2009) country comparison to the world: 110 4.83% (31 December 2007)
Commercial bank prime lending rate:
5.09% (31 December 2008) country comparison to the world: 105 8.05% (31 December 2007)
Stock of money: