Deposits at U.S. banks are up nearly 30% since before the pandemic, to $17.3 trillion. The New York Times, August 25, 2021
In July, the backlog of manufactured goods had grown to $1.23 trillion and is expected to take well into 2022 to clear. Axios, August 26, 2021
Manhattan is the most densely populated borough in New York City and is home to roughly 1.6 million people. With an area of nearly 23 square miles, more than 72,000 people live in every square mile. If the entire world lived with this population density, all of humanity could fit into the country of New Zealand. Overview
Foreign automakers now employ more U.S. workers than domestic carmakers do. About 51% of the 999,000 U.S. workers in the motor vehicles and parts manufacturing sector are employed by companies based in other countries up from 34% in 2009. Yahoo!Finance, August 31, 2021
About 1,650 “dollar stores” are expected to open this year. There are more than 34,000 such stores in the U.S., more than all Walmart, Starbucks, and McDonald’s outlets combined. The Washington Post, August 20, 2021
An estimated 30,100 soldiers and veterans died by suicide while or after serving in Afghanistan, Iraq, and other fronts of the War on Terror since 2001. That’s more than four times the number who died in combat. The Hill, June 22, 2021
“My father taught me to work; he did not teach me to love it.” Abraham Lincoln
