Weekly gas price update…
Average retail gasoline prices in North Carolina decreased by 14 cents last week to $4.16 as of Monday, July 18. This compares with the national average, which decreased by 16 cents last week to $4.50 per gallon, according to www.northcarolinagasprices.com.
National, state debt update…
As of Monday, July 18, the United States’ national debt was $30,587,179,322,971 according to www.usdebtclock.org. That debt figure breaks down to $91,781 in debt per person and $242,986 in debt per taxpayer. Also as of Monday, July 18, North Carolina’s state debt was $51,650,350,174, which breaks down to $4,977 in debt per citizen.
State unemployment and food stamp update…
As of Monday, July 18, 193,374 state residents were registered as unemployed, according to www.usdebtclock.org, and 1,781,389 North Carolinians were registered as food stamp recipients out of a total state population of 10,352,040.
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