The slidecast I've made handles about the American economy. Topics I discuss are : unemployment, currency and retail market. I've put some graphs in it so it would be clarifying. I hope you enjoy it.

1. THE AMERICAN ECONOMY
(2008 -2010)
Nicolas Coppens

2. INDEX OF SLIDECAST
 General view of the American economy
 Unemployment
 The retail market
 Currency
 Conclusion

3. 1. GENERAL VIEW OF THE AMERICAN
ECONOMY
 GDP = Gross Domestic Product
 GDP is an economical touchstone
 Steep fall in the third quarter of 2008
 The third quarter of 2009 GDP again positif
 Keep on raising but now there’s a small fall

4. 1. GENERAL VIEW OF THE AMERICAN
ECONOMY

5. 2. UNEMPLOYMENT
 Almost 15 million Americans out of work
 More employers cutting jobs
 More seasonal employees ( less certainty)
 151.000 new jobs created almost double than
expected ( first increase since may)
 Government cuts jobs (8.000)
 Private sector creates jobs

6. 2. UNEMPLOYMENT

7. 3. THE RETAIL MARKET
 A lack of job growth
hurdles for retailers
 Focus on paying down debt
 A lack of confidence and spending
 Inflation of costumers prices rose with 0,2 %
 Business investment rose with 0,5 % ( highest in 2 years)
 Car purchase higher than expected
retail market start to raise again

8. 4. CURRENCY
 Less export
 The Australian dollar almost more worth than a
American dollar ( Australia's mineral wealth and
connections to the Asian boom)
 Shares start to raise again hopefully the American
dollar will follow

9. 5. CONCLUSION
 After a steep fall in 2008- 2009 everything is
recovering and raising again
 Exept the dollar ( bad currency)
 Lack of confidence will disappear and the retail
market is raising
 Private sector creates jobs but the unemployment
keeps raising

10. Thanks for listening