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Budget
revenues: $23.29 billionexpenditures:billion
expenditures: $29.23 billion
revenues: $1,914 trillion
expeditures: $3,615 trillion

154.5 million people
Labor Force (by occupation)
agriculture:34%industry: 15%services:agriculture:34%
industry: 15%
services: 51%
farming, forestry, and fishing: 22.6%
manufacturing, extraction, transportation, and crafts: 24.8%

United States
GDP (purchasing power parity)
324.8 billion
$14.26 trillion
Labor Force (including unemployed)
37.89 million
154.5 million people
Labor Force (by occupation)
agriculture:34%industry: 15%services: 51%
farming, forestry, and fishing: 22.6%
manufacturing, extraction, transportation, and crafts: 24.8%
other services: 17.6%
Unemployment Rate
7.5%
9.4%
Population below poverty line
32.9%
12%
Budget
revenues: $23.29 billionexpenditures: $29.23 billion
revenues: $1,914 trillion
expeditures: $3,615 trillion
Public Debt
58.7% of GDP
52.9%
Inflation Rate
3.2%
-0.7%
Central Bank Discount Rate
3.5%
0.5%
Oil Imports
342,200 bbl/day
13.47 million bbl/day
Exports
$37.2 billion
$994.7 billion
Imports
$45.8 billion
$1,445 trillion

Dress at most schools is casual to upscale casual.
Dress more formal due to a Dress Code.
Activity 2: Economy
1. Go to https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html.
2. Click on the "+" sign to the right of Economy.
3. Use the information to complete the chart. Focus on the Philippines first, and if need be, I'll give you the U.S.A. information tomorrow. If you happen to finish the Philippine column, navigate the CIA website and find the information about the U.S.A.
Subject
Philippines
United States
GDP (purchasing power parity)
$14.26 trillion
Labor Force (including unemployed)
154.5 million people
Labor Force (by occupation)
farming, forestry, and fishing: 22.6%
manufacturing, extraction, transportation, and crafts: 24.8%
managerial, professional, and technical: 37.3%
sales and office: 24.2%
other services: 17.6%
Unemployment Rate
9.4%
Population below poverty line
12%
Budget
revenues: $1,914 trillion
expeditures: $3,615 trillion
Public Debt
52.9%
Inflation Rate
-0.7%
Central Bank Discount Rate
0.5%
Oil Imports
13.47 million bbl/day
Exports
$994.7 billion
Imports
$1,445 trillion

United States
Views of Time
View time in a more flexible sense
Value time people say "Time is money"
Taboos
Avoid pointing or waging a finger at someone
avoid flipping the finger or make obscene gestures at someone.
Titles and Business Cards
Titles are very important and it is best to address people directly
People prefer to be addressed correct way but does not only happen.
Negotiations
Filipinos value relationship building and harmony
Americans value making money and receiving goods.
Class Rules
Dress at most schools is casual to upscale casual.
Dress more formal due to a Dress Code.

The Philippines
Activity 1:
1. Go to culture crossings
2. Please complete the table below using the website.
Subject
Philippines
United States
Views of Time
Taboos
Titles and Business Cards
Negotiations
Class Rules

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China Map Application:
Go to this map and use it to answer these questions: