Weekly gas price update…
Average retail gasoline prices in North Carolina decreased by 15 cents last week to $4.01 as of Monday, July 25. This compares with the national average, which decreased by 17 cents last week to $4.33 per gallon, according to www.northcarolinagasprices.com.
National, state debt update…
As of Monday, July 25, the United States’ national debt was $30,602,381,847,418 according to www.usdebtclock.org. That debt figure breaks down to $91,816 in debt per person and $242,986 in debt per taxpayer. Also as of Monday, July 25, North Carolina’s state debt was $51,682,194,871, which breaks down to $4,980 in debt per citizen.
State unemployment and food stamp update…
As of Monday, July 25, 192,972 state residents were registered as unemployed, according to www.usdebtclock.org, and 1,784,287 North Carolinians were registered as food stamp recipients out of a total state population of 10,351,100.
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