Economics Facts

Michael Jordan makes more money from Nike annually than all of the Nike factory workers in Malaysia combined.

While precise annual figures are elusive, a considerable amount of money is spent on lap dances in Las Vegas, showcasing a unique facet of the city's entertainment economy.

Oprah Winfrey makes $10 per second.

All the chemicals in a human body combined are worth about 6.25 euro (if sold separately).

According to some estimates, Americans are sitting on $30 billion worth of unredeemed gift cards.

On eBay, there are an average of $680 worth of transactions each second.

There are more than 150 million sheep in Australia, and only some 20 million people.

Computer programming is currently one of the fastest growing occupations.

Forty percent of American adults cannot fill out a bank deposit slip correctly.

The average cost of raising a medium-size dog to the age of eleven is $16,400 US Dollars.

American men are most likely to cheat at income extremes—when they're completely economically dependent on their wives, or when they significantly out-earn them.

Justin Timberlake's half-eaten french toast sold for over $3,000 on eBay!

The retail price for the iPad would be $1,140 if it were built by American workers instead of Chinese.

Native Americans do not have to pay tax on their land.

Organized crime is estimated to account for 10% of the United States' national income.

Approximately 365 million people in the world have computers while half of the world's 6.5 billion population has never seen or used a telephone.

There are two credit cards for every person in the United States.

Judge Judy makes $45 million a year.

WAL-MART generates $3,000,000.00 in revenues every 7 minutes!

During his lifetime, artist Vincent Van Gogh only sold one of his paintings.

In Bangladesh, $5 will buy a beer or a first-class train ticket for a cross-country trip.

If Wal-Mart was classified as a country, it would be the 24th most productive country in the world.

Aluminum used to be more valuable than gold!

Coins usually survive in circulation for about 30 years.