Students: Please note that the answers to these questions are derived from the CIA's World Factbook. If you were to choose a different site the answers might differ. In addition, including or eliminating various economic factors can change economic statistics.

• Locate the China entry in the CIA's World Factbook 2002, which can be found at http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ch.html
• Under "Categories," select Economy
• Read the section labeled "Overview" and look for information on economic problems and successes.
• Use the economic statistics from this section to fill out the worksheet.
• Repeat this process for the United States.

	China	U.S.
GDP Purchasing power parity
GDP Per Capita Purchasing power parity
Population below the poverty line
Household Income or Consumption by percentage share: Lowest
Household Income or Consumption by percentage share: Highest
GDP Composition by sector: Services
GDP Composition by sector: Industry
GDP Composition by sector: Services
Labor Force Including unemployed
Unemployment rate
Budget: Revenues
Budget: Expenditures

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